Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women living in the city of Dushanbe

Abstract

Aim. To study the characteristics of the obstetric history of pregnant women observed in urban health centers for the period 2013-2022.

Material and methods. The study focused on pregnant women of reproductive age who were registered at urban health centres. The number of pregnant women, their parity and the time of their registration at the urban health centres were examined. Data from the individual medical records of pregnant women (form 111/y) were used for the analysis. The database of the Urban Reproductive Health Centre was used for the study.

Results and discussion. The analysis of socio-demographic indicators shows an increase in the number of pregnant women. In the last 10 years, the number of pregnant women has increased by 1.4 times, from 18,070 in 2013 to 26,094 in 2022. There is a noticeable trend of decreasing registration of pregnant women after 22 weeks of pregnancy. The proportion of primiparous and multiparous women will also increase by a factor of 1.4 between 2014 and 2022.

The frequency of high-parity pregnancies shows an upward trend from 2015 to 2020. However, from 2021 onwards, the proportion of women with high parity starts to decrease..

Conclusions. The study of socio-demographic indicators of pregnant women in urban areas, observed by family doctors and obstetrician-gynaecologists at urban health centres, showed a trend towards an increase in the number of pregnant women, as well as in the proportion of primiparous and multiparous women. While the frequency of multiparous pregnancies reached significant levels, it has shown a decreasing trend over the last two years.