Assessment of Major Complication During Pregnancy Humade Saadya Hadi Assist. Prof./PhD in maternal neonatal health nursing/lecturer in alfurat-Al-Awsat University/babil technical institute/nursing department/Iraq Online published on 3 April, 2018. Abstract Background the most common causes of maternal mortality are maternal bleeding complication may make the pregnancy at high risk and may affect the fetus or mother or both occur at any times during the pregnancy. Objective to assess the major complication during pregnancy and the relationship between demographic variable and obstetrics variable. Methodology descriptive study done at Babil maternity teaching hospital conducted, a purposive sample of (180) women how admitted to the ward, from the period 1/11/2017 to 1/1/2018. results the study revealed that the high percentage for women 88.8% with age group (16–35); 60% of the study sample, 83.9% delivered by Cesarean Section; 12.2% by normal vaginal delivery and 3.9% by induction labor, 4.4% of the delivered fetus had fetal anomalies, 18.4% having previous abortion from (1–3) times, 59.4% having delivery within Gestational age (38) weeks and 8.3% of them had (2) still birth. Also, 37.2% of study sample had blood group B+ and (23.9%) of them they received blood transfusion, (90%) of study sample have anemia (34.4%) of them have urinary tract infection, (25%) they have hypertension, (7.2%) have diabetes and (6.1%) they have pre-eclampsia. There were highly significant association between women age with mode of delivery, fetal anomalies, number of C/S, alive birth, graveda, para, and abortion; also high significant association between Gestational age with UTI and still birth. Also, there were highly significant correlation between demographic, obstetric history and complication. Conclusion the most of study sample having previous abortion, anemia, urinary tract infection, hypertension, diabetes and pre-eclampsia. Recommendation education the pregnant women about prevention and early detection of complication in prenatal centers. Top Keywords Assessment, pregnancy, major complication. Top |