Prevalence and patterns of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnancy in Northern Ireland: a population-based, retrospective study using linked routinely collected healthcare data
Multimorbidity impacts over 1 in 5 pregnant women in NI, with complex multimorbidity affecting over 1 in 20. This may present challenges across public health, primary and community care and maternity services which offer support to women with multimorbidity throughout their reproductive journeys, from preconception through to long-term postnatal follow-up.
Authors
- Colin McCowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-833X)
- Dermot O’Reilly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9181-0652)
- Rachel Plachcinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9908-0773)
- Kelly‐Ann Eastwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3689-0490)
- Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6816-1279)
- Katherine W. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0674-605X)
- Megha Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3680-7124)
- Lisa Kent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-0526)
- Steven Wambua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2300-7670)
- Holly Hope (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4834-6719)
- Catherine Nelson‐Piercy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9311-1196)
- Aideen Maguire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3932-2109)
- Mairead Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6841-8601)
- Ngawai Moss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9369-5072)
- Jonathan Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1122-6502)
- Utkarsh Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5181-6120)
- Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3307-878X)
- Sinéad Brophy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7417-2858)
- Siang Ing Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2332-5452)
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Japan Patent Office (JP)
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Swansea University (GB)
- Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (ES)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-06-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07771-1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Medical Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council