Effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy complications in a high-income country
Using a high-quality, population-based cohort spanning over 35 years in WA, we found insufficient evidence to suggest that short intervals increase the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) and gestational diabetes. However, long intervals (>24 months) were associated with an increas...
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| author | Gebremedhin, Amanuel Tesfay |
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| description | Using a high-quality, population-based cohort spanning over 35 years in WA, we found insufficient evidence to suggest that short intervals increase the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) and gestational diabetes. However, long intervals (>24 months) were associated with an increased risk of HDPs. Findings from this thesis suggest that optimal intervals vary by maternal age and previous pregnancy complications at birth prior to the interval and challenge the applicability of the current birth spacing recommendations, including WHO, to high-income settings such as Australia. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-855482023-09-14T01:26:43Z Effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy complications in a high-income country Gebremedhin, Amanuel Tesfay Using a high-quality, population-based cohort spanning over 35 years in WA, we found insufficient evidence to suggest that short intervals increase the risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) and gestational diabetes. However, long intervals (>24 months) were associated with an increased risk of HDPs. Findings from this thesis suggest that optimal intervals vary by maternal age and previous pregnancy complications at birth prior to the interval and challenge the applicability of the current birth spacing recommendations, including WHO, to high-income settings such as Australia. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85548 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Gebremedhin, Amanuel Tesfay Effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy complications in a high-income country |
| title | Effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy complications in a high-income country |
| title_full | Effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy complications in a high-income country |
| title_fullStr | Effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy complications in a high-income country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy complications in a high-income country |
| title_short | Effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy complications in a high-income country |
| title_sort | effects of interpregnancy interval on pregnancy complications in a high-income country |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85548 |