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October 9, 2025Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences

Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Booked versus Unbooked Pregnancies: Evidence from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

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SAShazia AftabMMM. A. MemonMAMusserat Ashraf

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Overview

Observational analysis demonstrates higher maternal anemia and low birth weight in unbooked pregnancies, highlighting the critical need for antenatal care.

Key Points

  • Unbooked pregnancies are linked to higher maternal anemia rates, emphasizing the importance of antenatal care.
  • Among booked women, 54.8% had anemia while 65.5% of unbooked women experienced this condition.
  • Booked patients had lower cesarean section rates (24%) compared to unbooked women (32.7%), suggesting better outcomes.
  • Low birth weight was seen in 15.7% of infants from booked women, compared to 23.6% from unbooked pregnancies.

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Aftab et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e70da790569dd607ee5ce2https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs020231712601
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