Pregnancy Characteristics and Outcomes among Women at Risk for Disability from Health Conditions Identified in Medical Claims

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• 作者：Karen M. Clements ; ScD ; MPH^a ; ^b ; ^{Karen.clements@umassmed.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}Author Vitae ; Monika Mitra ; PhD^cAuthor Vitae ; Jianying Zhang ; MD ; MPH^bAuthor Vitae ; Lisa I. Iezzoni ; MD ; MSc^dAuthor Vitae
• 刊名：Women's Health Issues
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September-October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：26
• 期：5
• 页码：504-510
• 全文大小：242 K

文摘

Women with disabilities are at risk for poor birth outcomes. Little is known about specific potentially disabling health conditions and their effects on pregnancies. Using hospital claims, we identified women at risk for disability and evaluated the relationship between disability risk and demographic characteristics, pregnancy risks, and infant and maternal outcomes.

Methods

The 2006 through 2009 Massachusetts Pregnancy to Early Life Longitudinal data system linked birth certificate and hospital claims one year pre-pregnancy through delivery. Access Risk Classification System categorized International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification/Current Procedural Terminology codes into disability risk groups (no/limited vs. medium/high). Generalized estimating equations evaluated the association between disability risk and infant and maternal outcomes.

Results

Of 221,867 women, 14,701 (6.6%) were at medium or high risk of disability. Health conditions were classified as circulatory (23%), musculoskeletal (10%), nervous system/sensory (13%), other physical (19%), two or more physical (5%), mental illness (24%), and comorbid mental/physical (6%). Women at risk of disability were more likely than others to have socioeconomic and pregnancy risks, and adverse infant and maternal outcomes. Socioeconomic and risk profile varied by health condition category. Adjusted risk ratios for preterm birth ranged from 1.2 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1–1.4) for women with nervous system/sensory diagnoses to 1.6 (95% CI, 1.4–1.9) for women with two or more physical diagnoses; risk ratios for maternal delivery hospitalization for more than 5 days ranged from 1.5 (95% CI, 1.2–1.9) for women with musculoskeletal diagnoses to 3.0 (95% CI, 2.5–3.6) for women with comorbid mental/physical diagnoses.

Conclusions

Disability risk identified through claims is associated with poor infant and maternal outcomes. Risk profiles vary by underlying health condition.