The impact of minor trauma during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes: A tertiary centre experience.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of minor trauma during pregnancy on maternal and fetal outcomes in patients managed in a tertiary setting.

Materials and methods

A retrospective single centre case-controlled study was performed between 2005 and 2017 in a university affiliated tertiary obstetric and trauma centre. All pregnant women of 13-36 weeks gestation that presented to the department of emergency medicine with an Injury Severity Score of <9 were identified. Maternal and neonatal outcomes were compared with a control group of non-trauma pregnant women during the study at a ratio of 1:4. Variables found significant on univariate analysis were included in a multivariate regression analysis.

Results

There were 388 patients allocated to th

SUBMITTER: Tenami S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11750014 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature