Pregnancy-related healthcare utilization among women with multiple sclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many studies have investigated pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, no study has measured prenatal healthcare utilization in women with MS or adherence to follow-up recommendations to improve antenatal care quality. A better knowledge of the quality of antenatal care in women with MS would help identify and better support women with insufficient follow-up. Our objective was to measure the level of compliance to prenatal care recommendations in women with MS using data from the French National Health Insurance Database.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included all pregnant women with MS who gave live birth in France between 2010 and 2015. Using the French National Health Insurance Database, follow-up visits with gynecologists, midwive

SUBMITTER: Mainguy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9978388 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature