Length of hospital stay after delivery among Danish women with congenital heart disease: a register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The literature about the impact of congenital heart disease (CHD) on the length of hospital stay after delivery is limited, and nonexisting in a country with free and equal access to healthcare. We aimed to examine the hypothesis that Danish women with CHD have a longer hospital stay after delivery compared to women without CHD. Secondarily, we aimed to examine the hypothesis that cesarean section modifies the association.

Methods

The study was a national cohort study using Danish nationwide registers in 1997-2014. Maternal CHD was categorized as simple, moderate, or complex CHD. The comparison group consisted of women without CHD. Outcome of interest was length of hospital stay after delivery registered in complete days. Mode of delivery was categorized as cesare

SUBMITTER: Kirkegaard AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8650333 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature