Pregnancy and Emergency Department Utilization in North Carolina, 2016-2021: A Population-Based Surveillance Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pregnancy-associated complaints are a common reason for emergency department visits for women of reproductive age. Emergency department utilization during pregnancy is associated with worse birth outcomes for both mothers and infants. We used statewide North Carolina emergency department surveillance data between 2016 and 2021 to describe the sociodemographic factors associated with the use of emergency department for pregnancy-associated problems and subsequent hospital admission.

Methods

North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool is a syndromic surveillance system that includes all emergency department encounters at civilian acute-care facilities in North Carolina. We analyzed all emergency department visits between January 1, 2016

SUBMITTER: Nazzal EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10546499 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature