Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Spinal Cord Injuries: A Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Pregnant women with congenital or acquired spinal cord injury face challenges due to compromised neurologic function and mobility, factors that may also affect fetal/infant health. Few studies have examined pregnancy course and longer-term outcomes in this population. OBJECTIVE:To assess pregnancy outcomes among women with spinal cord injury, paralysis, or spina bifida using population-based data. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Washington state linked birth-hospital discharge records. PARTICIPANTS:All women (N = 529) with spinal cord injury, paralysis, or spina bifida with singleton live birth deliveries 1987-2012, and a comparison group of women without disabilities (N = 5282). METHODS:Diagnosis codes were screened to identify cases and a 10:1 random sample of compa

SUBMITTER: Crane DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6675642 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature