Obstetric and neonatal complications among women with autoimmune disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of autoimmune diseases on pregnancy remains understudied on a population level. Examination of obstetric and neonatal outcomes among women with autoimmune disease and their infants can provide important insights for clinical management.

Methods

Autoimmune diseases and outcomes were identified using medical records. Cesarean delivery, preterm birth, preeclampsia, small for gestational age (SGA), neonatal intensive care (NICU) admission, neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), and perinatal mortality risk was assessed. Poisson regression with robust standard errors estimated relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) with adjustment for maternal characteristics and other chronic conditions.

Results

Women with T1DM were at incre

SUBMITTER: Williams A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6708459 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature