Interconception Preventive Care and Recurrence of Pregnancy Complications for Medicaid-Insured Women.

ABSTRACT: Background: Pregnancy complications may recur and are associated with potentially modifiable risks. The role of interconception preventive care in reducing repeat pregnancy complications is understudied. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort used 2007-2012 Medicaid claims from 12 states. Included women who had an index birth complicated by prematurity, hypertension, or diabetes, a subsequent birth within 36 months, and Medicaid eligibility for ≥11 of 12 months after index birth. Logistic regression assessed for an association between the exposure of preventive visits in the year after index birth and primary outcomes of prematurity, hypertension, or diabetes in the subsequent pregnancy. Regression adjusted for confounders including demographics (age,

SUBMITTER: Gregory EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245725 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature