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DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1358771
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Prior Spontaneous or Induced Abortions
Publication History
05 September 2013
19 September 2013
Publication Date:
17 December 2013 (online)
Abstract
Objective The aim of the article is to determine whether prior spontaneous abortion (SAB) or induced abortion (IAB), or the interpregnancy interval are associated with subsequent adverse pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women.
Methods We performed a secondary analysis of data collected from nulliparous women enrolled in a completed trial of vitamins C and E or placebo for preeclampsia prevention. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for maternal and fetal outcomes were determined for nulliparous women with prior SABs and IABs as compared with primigravid participants.
Results Compared with primigravidas, women with one prior SAB were at increased risk for perinatal death (adj. OR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.1–2.3) in subsequent pregnancies. Two or more SABs were associated with an increased risk for spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) (adj. OR, 2.6, 95% CI, 1.7–4.0), preterm premature rupture of membranes (PROM) (adj. OR, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.6–5.3), and perinatal death (adj. OR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.5–5.3). Women with one previous IAB had higher rates of spontaneous PTB (adj. OR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.0–1.9) and preterm PROM (OR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.4–3.0). An interpregnancy interval less than 6 months after SAB was not associated with adverse outcomes.
Conclusion Nulliparous women with a history of SAB or IAB, especially multiple SABs, are at increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Note
The project described was supported by grants from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (HD34208, HD27869, HD40485, HD40560, HD40544, HD34116, HD40512, HD21410, HD40545, HD40500, HD27915, HD34136, HD27860, HD53118, HD53097, HD27917, and HD36801); the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and the National Center for Research Resources (M01 RR00080, UL1 RR024153, UL1 RR024989) and its contents do not necessarily represent the official view of NICHD, NHLBI, NCRR, or NIH.
