Susanna D Mitro, Rajeshwari Sundaram, Yan Qiao, Jessica L Gleason, Edwina Yeung, Stefanie N Hinkle, Pauline Mendola, James L Mills, Sonia M Grandi, Sunni L Mumford, Enrique F Schisterman, Cuilin Zhang, Katherine L Grantz
BACKGROUND: Multifetal gestation could be associated with higher long-term maternal mortality because it increases the risk of pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and preterm birth, which are in turn linked to postpartum cardiovascular risk. OBJECTIVES: We examined whether spontaneously conceived multifetal versus singleton gestation was associated with long-term maternal mortality in a racially diverse U.S. METHODS: We ascertained vital status as of 2016 via linkage to the National Death Index and Social Security Death Master File of 44,174 mothers from the Collaborative Perinatal Project (CPP; 1959-1966)...
November 15, 2023: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology