This was necessary because, in the MBR, ICD-10 coding of diagnoses during pregnancy did not start until 2004. Some of the women with preeclampsia were hospitalized during pregnancy, but they were not allocated ICD-codes and were recorded as being hospitalized because of hypertension; however, ...
Another limitation of this study is the inability of ICD-9-CM codes to reflect trimesters in pregnancy. Operative and nonoperative risks are likely to differ across trimesters, although current literature suggests that operative intervention is safe in any trimester.7,27,31 Additionally, our study...
Preventable complications of pregnancyFOLIC-ACIDHEALTHIntroductionIn 1996, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated folic acid fortification for all enriched cereal grains. This resulted in a reduction of neural tube defect (NTD)-affected pregnancies. However, Hispanic women continued to be ...
This was necessary because, in the MBR, ICD-10 coding of diagnoses during pregnancy did not start until 2004. Some of the women with preeclampsia were hospitalized during pregnancy, but they were not allocated ICD-codes and were recorded as being hospitalized because of hypertension; however, ...
Objectives Although urolithiasis is common in the general population, information on its impact on pregnancy is scarce. The objectives of this study are to identify the incidence of urolithiasis in pregnancy, as well as to compare maternal and fetal outcomes of kidney stones with pregnancies not ...