Epidemiology of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnant women in the UK in 2018: a population-based cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Siang Ing Lee (Author), Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo (Author), Utkarsh Agrawal (Author), Jonathan I. Kennedy (Author), Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe (Author), Holly Hope (Author), Anuradhaa Subramanian (Author), Astha Anand (Author), Beck Taylor (Author), Catherine Nelson-Piercy (Author), Christine Damase-Michel (Author), Christopher Yau (Author), Francesca Crowe (Author), Gillian Santorelli (Author), Kelly-Ann Eastwood (Author), Zoe Vowles (Author), Maria Loane (Author), Ngawai Moss (Author), Peter Brocklehurst (Author), Rachel Plachcinski (Author), Shakila Thangaratinam (Author), Mairead Black (Author), Dermot O'Reilly (Author), Kathryn M. Abel (Author), Sinead Brophy (Author), Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar (Author), Colin McCowan (Author), on behalf of the MuM-PreDiCT Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract 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 health conditions) in pregnant women in the United Ki...