Preeclampsia Prevention by Timed Birth at Term.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most preeclampsia occurs at term. There are no effective preventative strategies. We aimed to identify the optimal preeclampsia screening and timing of birth strategy for prevention of term preeclampsia.

Methods

This secondary analysis was of data from a prospective nonintervention cohort study of singleton pregnancies delivering at ≥24 weeks, without major anomalies, at 2 United Kingdom maternity hospitals. At routine visits at 11 to 13 weeks' (57 131 pregnancies screened, 1138 term preeclampsia developed) or 35 to 36 weeks' gestation (29 035 pregnancies screened, 619 term preeclampsia), with patient-specific preeclampsia risks determined by: United Kingdom National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, and the Fetal Medicine Foundation competing-ris

SUBMITTER: Magee LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10112937 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature