Antenatal Anemia and Perinatal Outcomes for Patients with Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess whether pregnant patients with antenatal anemia in the setting of cardiac disease experience an increased risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and other adverse pregnancy outcomes.This retrospective cohort study used the 2016-2021 National Readmissions Database to identify patients with cardiac disease delivering a singleton infant between 24 and 41 weeks gestation. Cardiac disease was identified by diagnosis codes and categorized based on modified World Health Organization (mWHO) criteria. Modified Poisson regression was used to assess the association between anemia and severe maternal morbidity, stratified by mWHO criteria. In a secondary analysis, iron deficiency anemia alone was considered the exposure of interest. Models were adjusted for age, median hous

SUBMITTER: Jones SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12818928 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature