Use of pregnancy personalised follow-up in case of maternal social vulnerability to reduce prematurity and neonatal morbidity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social deprivation is a major risk factor of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Yet, there is few studies evaluating interventions aiming at reducing the impact of social vulnerability on pregnancy outcomes.

Objective

To compare pregnancy outcomes between patients that received personalized pregnancy follow-up (PPFU) to address social vulnerability versus standard care.

Methods

Retrospective comparative cohort in a single institution between 2020 and 2021. A total of 3958 women with social vulnerability that delivered a singleton after 14 gestational weeks were included, within which 686 patients had a PPFU. Social vulnerability was defined by the presence of at least one of the following characteristics: social isolation, poor or insecure housing conditions, no w

SUBMITTER: Crequit S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131299 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature