The Contribution of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy to Neonatal Unit Admissions and Iatrogenic Preterm Delivery at < 34<sup>+0</sup> Weeks' Gestation in the <scp>UK</scp>: A Population‐Based Study Using the National Neonatal Research Database
These contemporaneous population-level data show that almost one in two PTB < 34<sup>+0</sup> weeks' gestation are iatrogenic, with HDP and/or FGR being the major contributors to iatrogenic prematurity. This has substantial implications for strategies to reduce preterm birth in the UK and internationally. The data further inform antenatal and at-birth counselling of HDP-exposed infants.
Authors
- Frances Conti‐Ramsden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7081-6839)
- Cheryl Battersby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2898-553X)
- Lucy C. Chappell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6219-3379)
- Julia Lanoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4228-6433)
- Jessica Fleminger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5744-5137)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Published
- 2024-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17976
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.50
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Medical Research Council