Hoda Jehad Abousada
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KAMC, KSAPublications
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Research
Average Time Rate with the First Pregnancy among Saudi Female Population: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Hoda Jehad Abousada*, Hanyah Abdulhadi Al-Khify, Afaf Abdulrahman Yaslam, Lubna Abdulrahman Hafiz, Anwar Mustafa Nahhas, Jabir Mohammed Alnabhani, Dina Mohammad Aljabri, Rakan Abdulaziz Alanazi, Ahmed Fahad Fakhri, Sarah Ahmed Al Ghanmi, Manar Nahar Aljohani, Albraa Mohammed Bogis, Fotoon Saeed Alzhrani, Ibraheem Mohammed Bashmail and Ruba Ayad Alobaidi
Background: Pregnancy is a natural process that in the vast majority of cases proceeds without complications. To make sure that mother and child are doing well during the 40 weeks of pregnancy, there is a network of preventive medical check-ups that every pregnant woman can take advantage of. However, the time of the first pregnancy is influenced by many factors, either health related issues or other social and personal considerations. Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study to spot light on average interval between the marriage and the first pregnancy among Saudi women population. The study was carried out at universities, hospitals and malls in KSA. Data were collected from patients and general population at November 2021. Results: From the 754 selected women, the most common age group at which marriage occurred was 23-25 years (n=240, 31.8%). The most frequent time of.. Read More»