Pregnancy loss history at first parity and selected adverse pregnancy outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the association between pregnancy loss history and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Methods

Pregnancy history was captured during a computer-assisted personal interview for 21,277 women surveyed in the National Survey of Family Growth (1995-2013). History of pregnancy loss (<20 weeks) at first parity was categorized in three ways: number of losses, maximum gestational age of loss(es), and recency of last pregnancy loss. We estimated risk ratios for a composite measure of selected adverse pregnancy outcomes (preterm, stillbirth, or low birthweight) at first parity and in any future pregnancy, separately, using predicted margins from adjusted logistic regression models.

Results

At first parity, compared with having no loss, having 3+ previous pregnancy lo

SUBMITTER: Ahrens KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626662 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature