OBJECTIVE: To assess whether hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) vary by underlying causes of infertility. STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study using Quebec provincial administrative health data (RAMQ, ISQ, MED-ÉCHO). METHODS: We compared 627…
BACKGROUND: Improvement in the prediction and prevention of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) - a range of life-threatening conditions during pregnancy, at delivery or within 42 days postpartum - is a public health priority. Reduction of SMM …
STUDY QUESTION: Do daughters of older mothers have lower fecundability? SUMMARY ANSWER: In this cohort study of North American pregnancy planners, there was virtually no association between maternal age ≥35 years and daughters' fecundabili…
BACKGROUND: The extent to which infertility treatment predicts severe maternal morbidity is not well known. We examined the association between infertility treatment and severe maternal morbidity in pregnancy and the postpartum period. MET…