Influence of parental social status on intrauterine fetal growth restriction development

Aim. To study the role of parental social status on the chance of intrauterine growth restriction.

Methods. We observed 315 mothers who delivered off children with intrauterine growth restriction, of which 172 mothers gave birth to children with asymmetric type, and 143 mothers - with symmetric type of intrauterine growth restriction. Control group included 119 mothers who delivered off babies with normal growth. All mothers filled in a questionnaire addressing parental education, occupation, age, living conditions and area of residence. Dispersion analysis was performed to determine the influence of the studied factors on the chance of intrauterine growth restriction.

Results. Mother’s employment had the most influence - 8.93%. Mother’s education level effect on the chance of intrauterine growth restriction was 5.51%, followed by father’s employment, which had 4.24% of impact. Living conditions influence on the chance of intrauterine growth restriction was assessed as 2.53%, followed by the family area of residence and mother’s age, which were 2.12 and 1.52%, respectively.

Conclusion. Conducted analysis of parental social status influence on the chance of intrauterine growth restriction revealed that mother’s unemployment and low educational level are the major risk factors for this condition, which might further help to develop preventive and therapeutic approaches to decrease the effects of intrauterine growth restriction consequences.