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Appraisal of hydatidiform mole incidence and registration rates in Ireland following the establishment of a National Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Registry.

Caroline M JoyceCraig WakefieldDaphne Chen-MaxwellSusan DineenCaitriona KenneallyPaul DowneyCatherine DuffyKeelin O'DonoghueJohn CoulterBrendan Fitzgerald
Published in: Journal of clinical pathology (2024)
Our study reveals increased HM incidence rates both locally and nationally compared with previous Irish studies. The higher local PHM incidence may reflect more limited access to ploidy analysis in other pathology laboratories nationally. Significantly, almost half of the women with diagnosed or suspected HM were not registered with the National GTD Centre.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • quality improvement
  • pregnant women
  • weight gain
  • pulmonary embolism
  • primary care
  • birth weight