TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of recurrent miscarriage on maternal outcomes in subsequent pregnancy
T2 - The mutaba’ah study
AU - Ali, Nasloon
AU - Elbarazi, Iffat
AU - Ghazal-Aswad, Saad
AU - Al-Maskari, Fatima
AU - Al-Rifai, Rami H.
AU - Oulhaj, Abderrahim
AU - Loney, Tom
AU - Ahmed, Luai A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Ali et al.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of recurrent miscarriage (RM) and investigate the association between RM and adverse maternal outcomes in subsequent pregnancies. Participants and Methods: This is an interim analysis of a prospective study of 1737 pregnant women with gravidity of two or more prior to the current pregnancy. These women joined the Mutaba’ah Study between May 2017 and April 2019 and were followed up until they delivered. Hospital medical records were used to extract data on past pregnancy history and the progress and outcomes of the current pregnancy, such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, mode of delivery, preterm delivery, and complications at birth. Results: Amongst pregnant women with at least two previous pregnancies (n=1737), there were 234 (13.5%) women with a history of two or more consecutive miscarriages. Women with RM were slightly older, more parous, and more likely to have had previous infertility treatment (all p-values <0.05). Women with a history of RM had independently significant increased odds of cesarean section (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.81, 95% CI 1.24–2.65) and preterm (<37 weeks, aOR: 2.52, 95% CI 1.56–4.08) or very preterm delivery (<32 weeks, aOR: 7.02 95% CI 2.41–20.46) in subsequent pregnancies than women who did not have a history of RM. Conclusion: Women with a history of RM were twice as likely to undergo cesarean section and seven times more likely to deliver prior to 32 weeks of gestation than women without a history of RM. The study findings support the need for early pregnancy monitoring or assessment units to ensure better follow-up and customized care for at-risk pregnant women with a history of RM.
AB - Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of recurrent miscarriage (RM) and investigate the association between RM and adverse maternal outcomes in subsequent pregnancies. Participants and Methods: This is an interim analysis of a prospective study of 1737 pregnant women with gravidity of two or more prior to the current pregnancy. These women joined the Mutaba’ah Study between May 2017 and April 2019 and were followed up until they delivered. Hospital medical records were used to extract data on past pregnancy history and the progress and outcomes of the current pregnancy, such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, mode of delivery, preterm delivery, and complications at birth. Results: Amongst pregnant women with at least two previous pregnancies (n=1737), there were 234 (13.5%) women with a history of two or more consecutive miscarriages. Women with RM were slightly older, more parous, and more likely to have had previous infertility treatment (all p-values <0.05). Women with a history of RM had independently significant increased odds of cesarean section (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.81, 95% CI 1.24–2.65) and preterm (<37 weeks, aOR: 2.52, 95% CI 1.56–4.08) or very preterm delivery (<32 weeks, aOR: 7.02 95% CI 2.41–20.46) in subsequent pregnancies than women who did not have a history of RM. Conclusion: Women with a history of RM were twice as likely to undergo cesarean section and seven times more likely to deliver prior to 32 weeks of gestation than women without a history of RM. The study findings support the need for early pregnancy monitoring or assessment units to ensure better follow-up and customized care for at-risk pregnant women with a history of RM.
KW - Cesarean section
KW - Cohort study
KW - Miscarriage
KW - Preterm delivery
KW - Recurrent miscarriage
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U2 - 10.2147/IJWH.S264229
DO - 10.2147/IJWH.S264229
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85098205879
SN - 1179-1411
VL - 12
SP - 1171
EP - 1179
JO - International Journal of Women's Health
JF - International Journal of Women's Health
ER -