Endometriosis and Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review and meta-analysis summarizes the evidence for the association between endometriosis and adverse pregnancy outcome, including gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, low birth weight, and small for gestational age, preterm birth, placenta previa, placental abruption, cesarean section, stillbirth, postpartum hemorrhage, spontaneous hemoperitoneum in pregnancy, and spontaneous bowel perforation in pregnancy.

Methods

We performed the literature review in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA), by searches in PubMed and EMBASE, until 1 November 2020 (PROSPERO ID CRD42020213999). We included peer-reviewed observational cohort studies and case-control studies and scored them according to the New

SUBMITTER: Breintoft K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7916165 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature