Kidney disease and maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy in kidney disease is considered high risk, but the degree of this risk is unclear. We tested the hypothesis that kidney disease in pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.

Study design

Retrospective study comparing pregnant women with and without kidney disease.

Setting & participants

Using data from an integrated health care delivery system from 2000 through 2013, a total of 778 women met the criteria for kidney disease. Using a pool of 74,105 women without kidney disease, we selected 778 women to use for matches for the women with kidney disease. These women were matched 1:1 by age, race, and history of diabetes, chronic hypertension, liver disease, and connective tissue disease.

Predictor

Kidney disease was defin

SUBMITTER: Kendrick J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4485539 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature