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Maternal morbidity rates in a managed care population.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18448740     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To identify and estimate prevalence rates of maternal morbidities by pregnancy outcome and selected covariates during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods in a defined population of pregnant women.
METHODS: We used electronic data systems of a large, vertically integrated, group-model health maintenance organization (HMO) to develop an algorithm that searched International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, codes for 38 predetermined groups of pregnancy-related complications among women enrollees of this HMO between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2001.
RESULTS: We identified 24,481 pregnancies among 21,011 women. Although prevalence and type of morbidity varied by pregnancy outcome, overall, 50% of women had at least one complication. The most common complications were anemia (9.3%), urinary tract infections (9.0%), mental health conditions (9.0%), hypertensive disorders (8.5%), and pelvic and perineal trauma (7.0%).
CONCLUSION: A range of mild-to-severe pregnancy complications were identified using linked inpatient and outpatient databases. The most common complications we found usually do not require hospitalization so would be missed in studies that use only hospitalization data. Our data allowed examination of a broad scope of conditions and severity. These findings increase our understanding of the extent of maternal morbidity.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
Authors:
F Carol Bruce; Cynthia J Berg; Mark C Hornbrook; Evelyn P Whitlock; William M Callaghan; Donald J Bachman; Rachel Gold; Patricia M Dietz
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  111     ISSN:  0029-7844     ISO Abbreviation:  Obstet Gynecol     Publication Date:  2008 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-01     Completed Date:  2008-06-12     Revised Date:  2012-02-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401101     Medline TA:  Obstet Gynecol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1089-95     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. cbruce@cdc.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Female
Gestational Age
Health Maintenance Organizations*
Humans
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Morbidity
Oregon
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology*
Pregnancy Outcome / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CDC 200-2001-00074//PHS HHS

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