Interpregnancy interval and maternal and neonatal morbidity: a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the association between interpregnancy interval (IPI)-the time from childbirth to conception of the next pregnancy-and maternal and neonatal morbidity. The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends an IPI of at least 24 months after a live birth to reduce adverse birth outcomes. However, assessing the relationship between IPI and perinatal outcome is complicated by confounding factors. We conducted a nationwide population-based cohort study using Swedish registry data, allowing for adjustment of maternal characteristics and health at first birth. The study population consisted of all women with a singleton, live, and vaginal first birth with a second singleton birth within five years during 1997-2017, covering 327,912 women and 655,824 neonates. IPI wa

SUBMITTER: Muhlrad H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9579163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature