1. Monitoring period and factors being in effect of pregnant womenbeing surveyed at family healthcare centers
Tsolmon G ; Myagmartseren D ; PurevsukhS
Innovation 2016;10(1):12-15
Although in the 5th goal of the millennial development goals it is stated that by within 2015 iscarriages will be reduced by 75% from the year 1990. So far it has been reduced by 34%, only third of its intended goal. Around 358.000 miscarriages happen in a year, which leads to around 1000-1500 miscarriages per day during numerous stages such as: pregnancy, labor, or after birth. Thisproblem has been gathering a lot of attention around the world that it had been added in to the goalsof the millennium development goals. Of the 130 million babies who are born in a year 7.6 millionof them are born with birth defects and 3.2 million die while they are still infants, and 3.6 millioninfants are left handicapped. Of 40-50 million pregnancies that are reported in Asia and the PacificOceania, 30500-50000 women miscarry, and 300000 infants die within the first day since birth. In the Mongolian government’s population development policy, it is stated that the government shall support population growth, to provide a safe living environment for people to live a long prosperous life, and to improve healthcare services for mothers and babies. The total population as of late 2014 is 2 million 995.9 thousand it has risen up by 65.9 thousand since the previous year a 2.2 percent increase. 48.9 percent of the population are males and 51.1 percent are females the ratio of gender is 96:100 for every 100 females there are 96 males. As for age, 28 percent of the population is under 15 years old, 68 percent of the population is between the ages 15-64, 4 percent of the population is 64 years old or older. We have selected this topic because there are no sufficient scientific researchmaterials regarding to pregnancy monitoring despite there are regular reports being made about pregnancy monitoring in accordance to Mongolia’s maternity orders. 135 pregnant women who are routinely monitored at family healthcare centers were selected randomly, the results have been calculated by the SPSS 20 program and statistic information provided by pregnancy monitoring guides, and by a 48 question survey made in accordance by the 338th rule of the pregnancy monitoring of regularly processed women.Of the total 135 pregnant women, 88 (65.2%) have been checked on time. While 47 (34.8%) haven’t been checked on time. Furthermore, of women who are married 72.2 % got checked on time while only a third of the women who weren’t married (33.3%) got checked on time. Marital status was also a key factor in women being on time for regular monitoring (p=0.006). Around 70 percent ofwomen with higher education have shown up on time for regular monitoring whereas only 55 percent of women with secondary education got monitored. Considering the age structure 66.7 percent of women aged 20-24, 82.6 percent of women aged 30-34, 83.3 percent of women aged 35 and higher have been involved in regular checks on time. (p=0.031). Employment has been a factor in checkupattendance. 92.9 percent of women who work at state authorities, 63.6 of women who work in nongovernmentorganizations, 51.6 percent of women who are self-employed, 57.9 percent of students,57.9 percent of unemployed women have participated in checkups on time.(p=0.017).From the women who were surveyed, 57 (41.3%) women who didn’t show up on time for their second examination, by the looks of the women 10(83.3%) who went in monitoring on the second three months into pregnancy were pregnant before. It is clear that the women who were pregnant before lose concern about being monitored.87 (63%) of the women took pregnancy class, of the 51 (37%) who didn’t 13 (15%) took the class because they weren’t able to claim their pregnancy benefits and 35 (68.8%) of the women who didn’t take the pregnancy class have stated that they hadn’t had the time. 16 (31.4%) have claimed that it wasn’t needed. This shows that class attendance is insufficient and people only attend to claim their pregnancy benefits. Because of the lack of special service for pregnant women at district hospitals, women are forced to get service elsewhere. It is clear that local doctors give little advice and information about birth, miscarriage and prevention of misbirth.