The effects of early pregnancy loss on health outcomes and health care utilization and costs.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effects of early pregnancy loss on subsequent health care use and costs.

Data sources

Linked administrative health databases from Manitoba, Canada.

Study design

This was a population-based cohort study. The exposure of interest was first recorded ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage (EPM). Outcomes included visits to all ambulatory care providers, family physicians (FPs), specialists, and hospitals, as well as the costs associated with these visits. We also assessed the impact of EPM on a global measure of health service utilization and the incidence and costs of psychotropic medications.

Data collection/extraction methods

We identified women who experienced their first recorded loss (EPM) from 2003-2012 and created a propensity score mode

SUBMITTER: Strumpf EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9264463 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature