Association of sickle cell trait with adverse pregnancy outcomes in a population‐based cohort

• Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica Vol. 102; no. 8; pp. 1100 - 1105
• Main Authors: Hulsizer, Joseph, Rifkin, Andrew S., Shi, Zhuqing, Wei, Jun, Zheng, S. Lilly, Helfand, Brian T., Morgan, Jessica, Ouyang, David W., Caplan, Michael S., Xu, Jianfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.08.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Bacteriuria; Black people; Clinical outcomes; common diseases; complications; Diabetes; Female; Health risks; Hispanic people; Humans; hypertension; Infant, Newborn; Original; Postpartum period; Pre-Eclampsia; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sickle cell disease; sickle cell trait; Sickle Cell Trait - complications; Sickle Cell Trait - epidemiology; Sickle Cell Trait - genetics; Womens health; United Kingdom > UK; common diseases; complications; sickle cell trait; diabetes; hypertension

Introduction Sickle cell trait (SCT) is common in African descendants. Its association with several adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) has been reported but remains inconsistent. The objectives of this study are to test associations of SCT with APOs in non‐Hispanic Black women, including (1) validate...