Trends in cardiometabolic conditions and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study in South-Eastern Melbourne.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine trends in preconception and pregnancy cardiometabolic risk factors and conditions, pregnancy and birth complications, obstetric interventions, and the impact of COVID-19, and to forecast future disease burden.

Design

A multi-centre retrospective cohort study.

Setting

A large hospital network with three maternity hospitals serving ethnically diverse populations in Melbourne, Australia.

Participants

Pregnant women who gave birth between 2016 and 2022.

Outcome measures

Trends in cardiometabolic conditions, birth complications and obstetric interventions.

Results

Over 7 years, 63 232 women were included, of whom 40% were nulliparous, and 60.9% were born overseas from 167 countries. From 2016-2022, maternal age (30.2-31.3 years),

SUBMITTER: Belsti Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548593 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature