Findings in Pregnancy Reported from Korea University (Prior cesarean section is associated with increased preeclampsia risk in a subsequent pregnancy)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- A new study on Women's Health is now available. According to news reporting originating in Seoul, South Korea, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "To evaluate the impact of a prior cesarean section on preeclampsia risk in a subsequent pregnancy. Study data were collected from the Korea National Health Insurance Claims Database of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service for 2006-2010."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Korea University, "Patients who had their first delivery in 2006 and subsequent delivery between 2007 and 2010 in Korea were enrolled. The overall incidence of preeclampsia during the second pregnancy was estimated and to evaluate the risk of preeclampsia in the second pregnancy, a model of multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed with preeclampsia as the final outcome Results: The risk of preeclampsia in any pregnancy was 2.17%; the risk in the first pregnancy was 2.76%, and that in the second pregnancy was 1.15%. During the second pregnancy, the risk of preeclampsia was 13.30% for women who had developed preeclampsia in their first pregnancy and 0.85% for those who had not. In the entire population, prior cesarean section was associated with preeclampsia risk in their subsequent pregnancy (odds ratio [OR], 1.26; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13-1.41). Among women with and without preeclampsia in their first pregnancy, a prior cesarean section was associated with preeclampsia risk in their second pregnancy (OR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.09-1.67; OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.08-1.40, respectively). Our study showed that cesarean section in a first pregnancy was associated with increased preeclampsia risk in the second pregnancy."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "These results provide physicians with a preeclampsia risk evaluation method for a second pregnancy that they may aid counseling in patients."

For more information on this research see: Prior cesarean section is associated with increased preeclampsia risk in a subsequent pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2015;15():1-6. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth can be contacted at: Biomed Central Ltd, 236 Grays Inn Rd, Floor 6, London WC1X 8HL, England. (BioMed Central - www.biomedcentral.com/; BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpregnancychildbirth/)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting G.J. Cho, Korea University, Coll Med, Korea Univ Guro Hosp, Cardiovasc CenterDiv CardiolDept Internal Med, Seoul 136705, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include L.Y. Kim, K.J. Min, Y.N. Sung, S.C. Hong, M.J. Oh, H.S. Seo and H.J. Kim.

Keywords for this news article include: Asia, Seoul, Pregnancy, Obstetrics, South Korea, Preeclampsia, Women's Health, Cesarean Section, Health Insurance, Risk and Prevention,