Obesity and postpartum hospital use among individuals without additional medical comorbidities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine whether obesity without preexisting or gestational comorbidities is associated with postpartum hospital use (PHU).

Methods

We studied 2016 to 2018 birth certificate and discharge data on 178,729 New York City births without International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes at delivery for diabetes; hypertension; placental disease; anemia; thyrotoxicosis; bariatric surgery; and pulmonary, cardiac, renal, bleeding, autoimmune, digestive, neuromuscular, mental, or substance-use disorders. We defined PHU as ≥1 readmission or emergency department visit within 30 days of delivery discharge. We used ICD-10 codes to specify postpartum hypertension, infection, or hemorrhage during PHU (i.e., "cause-specific PH

SUBMITTER: Glazer KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11670876 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature