Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To assess the recurrence rate of postterm delivery (gestational age at or beyond 42+0 weeks or 294 days) and to describe maternal and perinatal outcomes after previous postterm delivery. STUDY DESIGN: From the longitudinal linked Netherlands Perinatal Registry database, we selected all singleton primiparous women who delivered between 37+0 and 42+6 weeks with a subsequent singleton pregnancy from 1999 to 2007. We excluded congenital abnormalities. We compared the recurrence rate of postterm delivery and risk of antenatal fetal death in women with and without a postterm delivery in their first pregnancy. We compared perinatal outcome (composite of perinatal mortality, Apgar score <7 and birth injury) and adverse maternal outcome (composite of maternal death, abruptio placentae, PPH>1000ml and blood transfusions) between women with a recurrent and a de novo postterm second pregnancy. RESULTS: Our study population consisted of 233,327 women of whom 17,874 (7.7%) delivered postterm in the first pregnancy. In the second pregnancy, 2678 (15%) women had a recurrent postterm delivery compared to 8698 (4%) women with a de novo postterm delivery (odds ratio (OR) 4.2 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.0-4.4). Subgroup analysis in recurrent and de novo postterm delivery showed no differences in composite perinatal and composite maternal outcome (OR 1.0; CI 0.7-1.5, p=0.90 and OR 1.1, CI 0.9-1.4, p=0.16), adjusted for fetal position and mode of delivery). CONCLUSIONS: Women with a postterm delivery in the first pregnancy have a higher risk of recurrent postterm delivery. Our data suggest that there is no difference in the composite adverse perinatal outcome between recurrent and de novo postterm delivery.
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Authors | Joep C Kortekaas, Brenda M Kazemier, Anita C J Ravelli, Karin de Boer, Jeroen van Dillen, BenWillem Mol, Esteriek de Miranda |
Journal | European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
(Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol)
Vol. 193
Pg. 70-4
(Oct 2015)
ISSN: 1872-7654 [Electronic] Ireland |
PMID | 26247484
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Abruptio Placentae
(epidemiology)
- Adult
- Apgar Score
- Birth Injuries
(epidemiology)
- Blood Transfusion
(statistics & numerical data)
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Fetal Mortality
- Gestational Age
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Maternal Mortality
- Netherlands
(epidemiology)
- Perinatal Mortality
- Postpartum Hemorrhage
(epidemiology)
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Outcome
(epidemiology)
- Pregnancy, Prolonged
(epidemiology)
- Recurrence
- Registries
- Young Adult
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