Obstetric complications in mothers with ADHD
BackgroundThere is currently limited research on the intersection of pregnancy and ADHD and the unique pregnancy risk factors for mothers with an ADHD diagnosis. With an increased population of patients with ADHD in the recent decades and an increase in ADHD medication use during pregnancy it is imp...
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| description | BackgroundThere is currently limited research on the intersection of pregnancy and ADHD and the unique pregnancy risk factors for mothers with an ADHD diagnosis. With an increased population of patients with ADHD in the recent decades and an increase in ADHD medication use during pregnancy it is important to consider what unique risks mothers with ADHD face during the perinatal period.ObjectiveInvestigate a variety of outcomes in maternal ADHD.MethodsWe identified female patients with a diagnosis of pregnancy and ADHD diagnosis. We also further separated the ADHD cohort for separate sub-analyses based on medication type. Odds ratios and relative risk were calculated from outcome incidence within each cohort. Cohorts were balanced on age, sex, and race.ResultsWe identified 45,737 pregnant females with ADHD. We matched these patients to pregnant females without ADHD, for a total of 42,916 pairs. Compared to the group without ADHD, mothers with ADHD had higher rates of every outcome except for HPV infection, which was statistically insignificant (P = 0.768). The odds ratios ranged from 1.08 for anemia complicating pregnancy to 2.63 for depressive episodes. Most outcomes were between 1.2 and 1.8 times more likely to occur in the cohort with ADHD.ConclusionThis study presents substantial advancements in our knowledge of pregnancy-related ADHD care. Armed with an increased awareness of these potential complications and their relationship with ADHD, obstetricians, psychiatrists, and providers of all specialties may be able to reduce the rate of complications within this specific patient population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7efdb39d7a614c20a4130ffb6fbe83792022-12-22T03:40:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Reproductive Health2673-31532022-11-01410.3389/frph.2022.10408241040824Obstetric complications in mothers with ADHDCaroline J. WalshSofie L. RosenbergElijah W. HaleBackgroundThere is currently limited research on the intersection of pregnancy and ADHD and the unique pregnancy risk factors for mothers with an ADHD diagnosis. With an increased population of patients with ADHD in the recent decades and an increase in ADHD medication use during pregnancy it is important to consider what unique risks mothers with ADHD face during the perinatal period.ObjectiveInvestigate a variety of outcomes in maternal ADHD.MethodsWe identified female patients with a diagnosis of pregnancy and ADHD diagnosis. We also further separated the ADHD cohort for separate sub-analyses based on medication type. Odds ratios and relative risk were calculated from outcome incidence within each cohort. Cohorts were balanced on age, sex, and race.ResultsWe identified 45,737 pregnant females with ADHD. We matched these patients to pregnant females without ADHD, for a total of 42,916 pairs. Compared to the group without ADHD, mothers with ADHD had higher rates of every outcome except for HPV infection, which was statistically insignificant (P = 0.768). The odds ratios ranged from 1.08 for anemia complicating pregnancy to 2.63 for depressive episodes. Most outcomes were between 1.2 and 1.8 times more likely to occur in the cohort with ADHD.ConclusionThis study presents substantial advancements in our knowledge of pregnancy-related ADHD care. Armed with an increased awareness of these potential complications and their relationship with ADHD, obstetricians, psychiatrists, and providers of all specialties may be able to reduce the rate of complications within this specific patient population.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2022.1040824/fullADHDobstetricsmaternal ADHDobstetric complicationcomorbid ADHD |
| spellingShingle | Caroline J. Walsh Sofie L. Rosenberg Elijah W. Hale Obstetric complications in mothers with ADHD Frontiers in Reproductive Health ADHD obstetrics maternal ADHD obstetric complication comorbid ADHD |
| title | Obstetric complications in mothers with ADHD |
| title_full | Obstetric complications in mothers with ADHD |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Obstetric complications in mothers with ADHD |
| title_short | Obstetric complications in mothers with ADHD |
| title_sort | obstetric complications in mothers with adhd |
| topic | ADHD obstetrics maternal ADHD obstetric complication comorbid ADHD |
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