Birth hospitalization in mothers with multiple sclerosis and their newborns.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the duration of birth hospitalization in mothers with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their newborns relative to the general population and to investigate the impact of MS-related clinical factors on the length of birth hospitalization stays.

Methods

Data from the British Columbia Perinatal Database Registry and the British Columbia MS database were linked in this retrospective cohort study. The duration of birth hospitalization in mothers with MS and their newborns (n = 432) were compared with a frequency-matched sample of the general population (n = 2,975) from 1998 to 2009. Clinical factors investigated included disease duration and disability, as measured by the Expanded Disability Status Scale. A multivariable model (generalized estimating equations) wa

SUBMITTER: Lu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3590045 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature