Catherine Nelson‐Piercy

other 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

INTRODUCTION: One 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…

observational 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

BACKGROUND: Although 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 h…

review 2002

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and reversible female infertility: is there a link?

Drug safety ·doi:10.2165/00002018-200225080-00001

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are frequently prescribed to women of child-bearing age. Three case series highlight the possibility of a link between NSAIDs and reversible infertility. The pharmacological target of NSAIDs is …

case-report 2000

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as a possible cause for reversible infertility

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/rheumatology/39.8.880

OBJECTIVE: To highlight the possible association between infertility and treatment with long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs). NSAIDs act mainly through the inhibition of cyclooxygenase, the enzyme that catalyses the synth…