Eastwood KA

ORCID: 0000-0003-3689-0490 · 3 papers in corpus · active 2022-2025
2025
Prevalence and patterns of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnancy in Northern Ireland: a population-based, retrospective study using linked routinely collected healthcare data.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth ·doi:10.1186/s12884-025-07771-1

BackgroundMultimorbidity in pregnancy increases health risks to women and babies, and creates challenges for services. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and patterns of maternal multimorbidity in a UK population.MethodsThi…

2023
Maternal and child outcomes for pregnant women with pre-existing multiple long-term conditions: protocol for an observational study in the UK.
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068718

IntroductionOne in five pregnant women has multiple pre-existing long-term conditions in the UK. Studies have shown that maternal multiple long-term conditions are associated with adverse outcomes. This observational study aims to compare m…

2022
Epidemiology of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnant women in the UK in 2018: a population-based cross-sectional study.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth ·doi:10.1186/s12884-022-04442-3

BackgroundAlthough maternal death is rare in the United Kingdom, 90% of these women had multiple health/social problems. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of pre-existing multimorbidity (two or more long-term physical or mental hea…