Journal
HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY
Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages 510-519Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10641955.2016.1190846
Keywords
Case-control study; gestational hypertension; perinatal morbidity and mortality; preeclampsia
Funding
- Ferring
- March of Dimes
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Objective: To determine the contribution of preeclampsia toward preterm birth in primiparous women. Methods: This large population-based case-control study used the Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank to analyze data on primiparous women with singleton pregnancies, who delivered between 1997 and 2012.Results: A significant positive association was found between preeclampsia and preterm birth (adjusted odds ratio 4.43; 95% confidence interval 3.80-5.16). Magnitude of association varied according to the onset of delivery and year of delivery. Conclusion: Preeclampsia is an important contributor to preterm delivery in this setting and therefore a potentially useful condition to target in order to reduce preterm rates.
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