Abstract
This study investigates the association between the marriage among the blood relatives
and the adverse pregnancy outcomes based on the data of married women from the nationally
representative India Human Development Survey. The occurrence of consanguineous marriages is
more predominant in the states of southern India and among the socioeconomically disadvantageous
groups. The results of Cox proportional hazard regression model reveal that, the women in
consanguineous union were more likely to have adverse pregnancy outcomes including stillbirths
(RR=1.59, p-value < 0.01), abortions (RR = 3.03, p-value < 0.01), miscarriages (RR=1.94, p-value <
0.01) and spontaneous miscarriages (RR=1.70, p-value < 0.01) than their counterparts in nonconsanguineous
marriage. The consanguineous marriage emerges as a critical predictor of adverse
pregnancy outcomes in India. In order to avoid wastage of pregnancy and related reproductive health
problems in India, it is imperative to initiate awareness creation measures regarding the adverse
effects of consanguineous marriage, particularly in those regions where it is still prevalent.
and the adverse pregnancy outcomes based on the data of married women from the nationally
representative India Human Development Survey. The occurrence of consanguineous marriages is
more predominant in the states of southern India and among the socioeconomically disadvantageous
groups. The results of Cox proportional hazard regression model reveal that, the women in
consanguineous union were more likely to have adverse pregnancy outcomes including stillbirths
(RR=1.59, p-value < 0.01), abortions (RR = 3.03, p-value < 0.01), miscarriages (RR=1.94, p-value <
0.01) and spontaneous miscarriages (RR=1.70, p-value < 0.01) than their counterparts in nonconsanguineous
marriage. The consanguineous marriage emerges as a critical predictor of adverse
pregnancy outcomes in India. In order to avoid wastage of pregnancy and related reproductive health
problems in India, it is imperative to initiate awareness creation measures regarding the adverse
effects of consanguineous marriage, particularly in those regions where it is still prevalent.
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