Frequency of short interpregnancy interval in females with preterm birth

Aim: to find the frequencies of short interpregnancy interval (ipi) in women with preterm births. methods: this cross sectional study was done at rhc manga mandi,district lahore. the study was done in 3 months and data was collected using non-probability consecutive sampling. a total of 150 subjects delivered preterm birth with aged 18-35 years with previous one pregnancy without last history of abortion. the time gap between first birth and date of corresponding higher order births or in a technical term labeled index pregnancy was determined as inter-pregnancy interval. the statistical analysis of our data is thoroughly analysed in spss 22. results: the mean age of all females was 27.47 ± 4.877 years with minimum and maximum age of 18 and 35 years. the average interpregnancy interval was 15.540 ± 5.33 with minimum and maximum interpregnancy interval as 6 and 24 months. according definition the short interpregnancy interval (= 18 months) was seen in 117(78%) of the cases. conclusion: through the findings of this study we conclude that short ipi is common in females with preterm birth i.e. 117(78%) of the cases. proper family planning and use awareness regarding consequence of short ipi are yet needed to minimize the risk of poor fetal and maternal outcome.