Severe maternal morbidity following stillbirth in Western Australia 2000-2015: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is scant literature about the management of stillbirth and the subsequent risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). We aimed to assess the risk of SMM associated with stillbirths compared with live births and whether this differed by the presence of maternal comorbidities.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we used a population-based dataset of all stillbirths and live births ≥ 20 weeks' gestation in Western Australia between 2000 and 2015. SMM was identified using a published Australian composite for use with routinely collected hospital morbidity data. Maternal comorbidities were identified in the Hospital Morbidity Data Collection or the Midwives Notification System using a modified Australian chronic disease composite. Multivariable Poisson regressi

SUBMITTER: Bailey HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10435652 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature