Risk factors for postpartum readmission among women after having a stillbirth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Compared to women with a live birth, women with a stillbirth are more likely to have maternal complications during pregnancy and at birth, but risk factors related to their postpartum health are uncertain.

Objective

This study aimed to identify patient-level risk factors for postpartum hospital readmission among women after having a stillbirth.

Study design

This was a population-based cohort study of 29,654 women with a stillbirth in California from 1997 to 2011. Using logistic regression models, we examined the association of maternal patient-level factors with postpartum readmission among women after a stillbirth within 6 weeks of hospital discharge and between 6 weeks and 9 months after delivery.

Results

Within 6 weeks after a stillbirth, 642 wome

SUBMITTER: DiTosto JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8527843 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature