Yealin Chung, Pedro Melo, Christina Easter, Malcolm J. Price, Rima Dhillon-Smith, Siobhan Quenby, Adam Devall, Arri Coomarasamy
{"title":"The Association Between Periconceptual Maternal Dietary Patterns and Miscarriage Risk in Women With Recurrent Miscarriages: A Multicentre Cohort Study","authors":"Yealin Chung, Pedro Melo, Christina Easter, Malcolm J. Price, Rima Dhillon-Smith, Siobhan Quenby, Adam Devall, Arri Coomarasamy","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18022","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18022","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To examine the association between periconceptual maternal diet and miscarriage risk among women with recurrent miscarriages.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prospective multicentre cohort study (Tommy's Net).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Setting</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Three university hospital research centres in the United Kingdom.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Population</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>1035 women with a baseline history of two or more miscarriages.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We analysed baseline dietary data from a 10-item Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). For individual food category analyses, we used multivariable Poisson regression following adjustment for maternal confounders and paternal dietary patterns. For whole diet analyses, ordinal principal component analysis (PCA) was used to identify common dietary patterns. Results were presented as relative risks (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and accompanying <i>p</i>-values.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Outcome Measures</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Miscarriage rate, defined as the rate of spontaneous pregnancy loss (< 24 weeks of gestation) relative to the total number of pregnancies (miscarriages and live births).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>High consumption of fruit and nuts (almonds and walnuts) was associated with lower miscarriage risk (fruit 226/662 (34.1%) vs. 38/77 (49.4%), RR 0.66, 95% CI 0.51 to 0.85, <i>p</i> = 0.001; nuts 47/152 (30.9%) vs. 220/613 (35.9%), RR 0.73, 95% CI 0.54 to 0.98, <i>p</i> = 0.039). High red meat intake was associated with a possible increase in miscarriage risk (6/12 (50.0%) vs. 165/469 (35.2%), RR 1.86, 95% CI 1.10 to 3.16, <i>p</i> = 0.022). The association with miscarriage risk was unclear for other food groups, including fresh vegetables, white meat, fish, dairy, eggs, soya and chocolate, due to imprecise point estimates. Through PCA, we identified three data-derived dietary patterns. Yet, no distinct relationship emerged between these dietary patterns and miscarriage risk.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A maternal diet rich in fresh fruits and nuts is associated with a ","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 4","pages":"504-517"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1471-0528.18022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142713075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abay Woday Tadesse, Kim Betts, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Getinet Ayano, Rosa Alati
{"title":"Maternal Cannabis Use Disorder and Neonatal Health Outcomes: A Data Linkage Study","authors":"Abay Woday Tadesse, Kim Betts, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Getinet Ayano, Rosa Alati","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18024","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18024","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We tested for the potential associations between maternal antenatal cannabis use disorders (CUD) and neonatal health outcomes using large linked administrative data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Population-based retrospective cohort study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Setting</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study was conducted in New South Wales, Australia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Population or Sample</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 215 879 singleton live births.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Generalised linear models (GLMs) fitted using log-binomial regression to estimate risk ratios (RRs) with the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Additionally, we conducted a propensity score matching (PSM) analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Outcome Measures</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The outcomes include preterm births (PTB), low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA), 5-min lower Apgar scores and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In unmatched analyses, antenatal CUD was associated with increased risks for all adverse neonatal outcomes (adjusted risk ratio [RR] ranging from 1.47 [95% CI: 1.01, 2.14] for 5-min lower APGAR scores to 2.58 [95% CI 2.28, 2.91] for PTB). In PSM analyses, we observed slightly attenuated risks of PTB (RR = 1.98 [1.70, 2.31]), LBW (RR = 2.46 [2.13, 2.84]), SGA (RR = 1.84 [1.44, 2.35]) and admission to NICU (RR = 1.91 [1.49, 2.45]) after matching by covariates. However, we found no significant association between antenatal CUD and 5-min low APGAR scores (RR = 1.47 [0.94, 2.30]).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We found that maternal antenatal exposure to CUD is associated with a range of adverse neonatal outcomes. This study highlights that targeted interventions focusing on antenatal counselling are recommended to mitigate risks associated with maternal cannabis use.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 4","pages":"529-538"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sian Chivers, Caroline Ovadia, Tharni Vasavan, Maristella Lucchini, Barrie Hayes-Gill, Nicolò Pini, William Paul Fifer, Catherine Williamson
{"title":"Fetal Heart Rate Analysis in Pregnancies Complicated by Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Multicentre Observational Study","authors":"Sian Chivers, Caroline Ovadia, Tharni Vasavan, Maristella Lucchini, Barrie Hayes-Gill, Nicolò Pini, William Paul Fifer, Catherine Williamson","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18010","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18010","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Establish whether pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are associated with a fetal cardiac phenotype that predisposes to arrhythmia; utilising measurements derived from non-invasive abdominal fetal ECG.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prospective observational study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Setting</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Three tertiary obstetric units, United Kingdom.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Population</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Women aged ≥ 16 years with either GDM or uncomplicated pregnancy (control) who were > 20 weeks gestational age.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The MonicaAN24 non-invasive abdominal fetal ECG monitor was fitted for overnight recording.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Outcome Measure</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Calculation of the fetal heart rate (FHR) and fetal heart rate variability (HRV) time domain metrics standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN), root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD) and the PR, QRS, QT intervals was performed. Groups were compared using linear regression models (stratified by sleep state) and adjusted for fetal sex and ethnicity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ninety-six participants were included. For HRV in sleep state 1F, SDNN was higher for GDM than control participants 12.56 (10.45–16.62)ms versus 8.58 (5.83–9.73)ms [<i>p</i> = 0.01] [median (IQR)]. There were no differences in SDNN in sleep state 2F. No differences were identified in RMSSD in either sleep states or in the cardiac time intervals. We observed a negative correlation between HRV and body mass index/HbA1c and a positive correlation between FHR and body mass index/HbA1c in sleep states 1F/2F.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Alterations of HRV and FHR rate may be associated with a diagnosis of GDM, likely secondary to altered autonomic function in utero.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 4","pages":"473-482"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1471-0528.18010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142696678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lynn C. Sadler, John M. D. Thompson, Jane M. Alsweiler, Christopher J. D. McKinlay, Robin Cronin, Meghan G. Hill
{"title":"Authors' Reply","authors":"Lynn C. Sadler, John M. D. Thompson, Jane M. Alsweiler, Christopher J. D. McKinlay, Robin Cronin, Meghan G. Hill","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18014","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 4","pages":"545-546"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142678172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma J. Smith, Melissa Hill, Michelle Peter, Wing Han Wu, Corinne Mallinson, Steven Hardy, Lyn S. Chitty, Stephen Morris
{"title":"Implementation of a National Prenatal Exome Sequencing Service in England: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis","authors":"Emma J. Smith, Melissa Hill, Michelle Peter, Wing Han Wu, Corinne Mallinson, Steven Hardy, Lyn S. Chitty, Stephen Morris","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18020","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18020","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prenatal exome sequencing (pES) for diagnosing fetal structural anomalies commenced in the English National Health Service (NHS) in 2020. We evaluated cost-effectiveness to the healthcare system, and costs to families, of pES in addition to standard testing, compared to standard testing alone.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A cost-effectiveness analysis combining costs, outcomes, parent and professional interview and professional survey data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Setting</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The English NHS Genomic Medicine Service.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Sample</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>413 families with fetal anomalies with a suspected genetic cause referred for pES from 01 October 2021 to 30 June 2022.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We costed the incremental resource required to deliver the pES clinical pathway. We calculated the diagnostic yield (proportion of cases with pathogenic variants). We divided the total incremental cost by the number of cases with a diagnosis to calculate cost-effectiveness. We estimated the annual NHS budget requirement based on case numbers. We determined parental costs from interviews.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Outcome Measures</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Incremental costs of pES to the NHS and families, incremental cost per additional diagnosis and NHS budget impact.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Of 413 referred cases, 241 were tested, at a cost of £2331 (95% credibility interval £1894–£2856) per referred case or £3592 (£2959–£4250) per case that proceeded with testing. The incremental cost per diagnosis (yield 35.3%) was £11 326 (£8582–£15 361). Based on referrals data 01 October 2022 to 30 September 2023, pES costs the NHS £1.8 m annually. Family costs could not be separated from other pregnancy-related appointments but were not considered burdensome; most appointments were concurrent or remote.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>pES costs the English NHS £11 326 for each additional diagnosis. Incremental costs to families are negligible.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 4","pages":"483-491"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1471-0528.18020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142684154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recurrent Events in Subsequent Pregnancies: A Case of Severe Maternal Morbidity","authors":"Sarka Lisonkova","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18018","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Linked article:</b> This is a mini commentary on van Wingerden et al., pp. 565–574 in this issue. To view this article visit https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17969.</p>","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 5","pages":"575-576"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142678946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced Recovery After Gynaecological Surgery: Insights and Future Directions","authors":"Jiayu Yan, Bilan Li","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18012","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 6","pages":"842-843"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BJOG Editors-in-Chief Since 1902","authors":"Philip J. Steer","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18011","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 3","pages":"229-230"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142672991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘Necessity Is the Mother of Invention’—The Wider Significance of Novel Mid-Urethral Rectus Fascial Sling","authors":"Peter Emanuel Petros","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18015","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 6","pages":"838-839"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142669834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allan J. Kember, Jane Warland, Sebastian R. Hobson, Kuan Liu, Jerry Coleman
{"title":"Position Modification Devices to Prevent Supine Sleep During Pregnancy","authors":"Allan J. Kember, Jane Warland, Sebastian R. Hobson, Kuan Liu, Jerry Coleman","doi":"10.1111/1471-0528.18019","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1471-0528.18019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50729,"journal":{"name":"Bjog-An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"132 5","pages":"681-682"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142649652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}