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

Siang Ing Lee Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo Utkarsh Agrawal Jonathan Ian Kennedy Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe Holly F Hope Anuradhaa Subramanian Astha Anand Beck Taylor Catherine Nelson-Piercy Christine Damase-Michel Christopher Yau Francesca L Crowe Gillian Santorelli Kelly-Ann Eastwood Zoe Vowles Maria A Loane Ngawai Moss Peter Brocklehurst Rachel Plachcinski Shakila Thangaratinam Mairead Black Dermot O'Reilly Kathryn Mary Abel Sinead Brophy Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar Colin McCowannull null

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2022)

Multimorbidity is prevalent in pregnant women in the United Kingdom, they are more likely to be older, multigravid, have raised body mass index and smoked preconception. Secondary care and community prescribing dataset may only capture the severe spectrum of health conditions. Research is needed urgently to quantify the consequences of maternal multimorbidity for both mothers and children.

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