Assessment of the Relationship between Recurrent High-risk Pregnancy and Mothers’ Previous Experience of Having an Infant Admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Authors

  • Freshteh Amini Graduate , Bachelor of Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Mamak Shariat Associate Professor, Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Research Center, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Nasrin Chegini Medical Doctor, Department of Midwifery, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Padideh Dehghan Medical Doctor, Breastfeeding Research Center, School of Medicine , Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Rodabeh Mansory Medical Doctor, Department of Midwifery, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Sedigheh Hantoosh Zadeh Professor, Department of Perinatology, School of Medicine, Tehran University Medical of Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • zahra Farahani Graduate , Master of Physiology, Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Research Center, School of Medicine ,Tehran University Medical of Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:

Background & aim:  High-risk pregnancies increase the risk of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) admission in mothers and their newborns. In this study, we aimed to identify the association between the recurrence of high-risk pregnancy and mothers’ previous experience of having an infant admitted to NICU. Methods:We performed a cohort, retrospective study to compare subsequent pregnancy outcomes among 232 control subjects and 200 female cases with a previous experience of having a newborn requiring NICU admission due to intrauterine growth retardation, preeclampsia, preterm birth, premature rupture of membranes, and asphyxia. The information about the prevalence of subsequent high-risk pregnancies was gathered via phone calls. Results: As the results indicated, heparin, progesterone, and aspirin were more frequently administered in the case group during subsequent pregnancies, compared to the control group (P

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volume 3  issue 1

pages  293- 297

publication date 2015-01-01

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