Adverse Obstetric Outcomes in Pregnancies With Major Fetal Congenital Heart Defects.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Understanding the risk profile of obstetric complications in pregnancies with fetal major congenital heart defects (MCHDs) is crucial for obstetric counseling and care.

Objective

To investigate the risk of placenta-related adverse obstetric outcomes in pregnancies complicated by fetal MCHDs.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study retrieved data from June 1, 2008, to June 1, 2018, from the Danish Fetal Medicine Database, which includes comprehensive data on more than 95% of all pregnancies in Denmark since the database was instituted in 2008. All singleton pregnancies that resulted in a live-born child after 24 weeks' gestation without chromosomal aberrations were included. A systematic search of the literature was performed in PubMed, Embase, a

SUBMITTER: Hedermann G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11791717 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature