Risk factors and recurrence of hyperemesis gravidarum: A population-based record linkage cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are limited contemporary population-based studies on the risk factors for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), a severe type of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and trend of HG over time, identify risk factors for any and multiple HG health service visits during pregnancy, and investigate HG recurrence across pregnancies.

Material and methods

This population-based record linkage cohort study featured births in New South Wales, Australia from 2010 to 2019. Hospital and emergency data collections were used to identify health service visits for HG using relevant diagnosis codes and were linked to the corresponding pregnancy on the birth data set. Outcomes included any HG and multiple HG visits during pregnancy, and HG rec

SUBMITTER: Pont S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11610008 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature