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| Title |
The interaction of pregnancy, substance use and mental illness on birthing outcomes in Australia
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| Published in |
Midwifery, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.midw.2017.08.007 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lin Zhao, Kay McCauley, Leanne Sheeran |
| Abstract |
this study aimed to (1) assess the prevalence, and demographic features of women with a history of mental illness during pregnancy and childbirth, (2) investigate maternal and perinatal outcomes in relation to mental illness and substance use, and (3) determine the effects of maternal characteristics, history of mental illness and substance use on birth outcomes. the records of 22,193 pregnant women who gave birth at one tertiary level health service comprising three maternity settings in Victoria, Australia from 2009 to 2011 were reviewed.Univariate comparisons for socio-demographic and birthing outcome variables by substance use and mental illness category were performed. A multivariable logistic regression model was developed to examine the effects of maternal characteristics on birth outcomes. mental illness was recorded for 1.08/1,000 delivery hospitalisations.Mothers with a history of mental illness had a significantly higher proportion of babies born with low birth weight (OR = 1.85, 95% CI 1.64 -2.09) and low Apgar 1 scores<7 (OR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.26 - 1.70).Differences in health behaviours were also noted between the two groups.Babies born to women with an illicit and poly substance use history reported an average birth weight at 2,951 (SD 777) grams compared to birth weight of approximately 3,300 g of smoking and alcohol user groups, as well as shorter gestational age and lower birth weight. There was a statistically significant interaction between the effects of mental illness and substance use on birth weight. This interaction effect was not significant for gestational age. Logistic regression showed the strongest predictor of reporting a premature birth and low birth weight was using substances, recording an odds ratio of 1.95 (95% CI 1.50-2.53) and 2.73 (95% CI 2.15-3.47) respectively. mental health history should be highlighted as being a common morbidity and the increased risk of poorer birth outcomes especially when the women were also using substances, alcohol or tobacco should be acknowledged by the health practitioners. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 13 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 46% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 69% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 15% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 86 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 86 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 16% |
| Researcher | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 26 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Psychology | 3 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 12% |
| Unknown | 30 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 November 2017.
All research outputs
#4,789,904
of 25,382,440 outputs
Outputs from Midwifery
#588
of 2,219 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#76,771
of 323,499 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Midwifery
#11
of 48 outputs
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