External causes are leading causes of death in women of reproductive age: a registry study on maternal perinatal health, hypertensive pregnancy disorders and mortality in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a known association between pre-eclampsia (PE) and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Reproductive history is associated with maternal mortality. We studied the causes of death in women of reproductive age and how a history of HDP affects mortality.

Methods

We collected and analysed the perinatal data of national registers in a study of 555 345 women born in Finland during 1966-1990. The follow-up started from the woman's first birth and ended on the first CVD, death or at the end of the follow-up of 23 years.

Results

There were 295 373 women whose first birth was registered 1997-2019 and among them, 1287 deaths (cancer 493 deaths, preventable causes (suicide, accidents, alcohol, ot

SUBMITTER: Saarela T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12418550 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature