Description
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a severe inherited hemoglobinopathy, challenging to study due to its low prevalence. Our study investigates the relationship between SCD and adverse pregnancy outcomes: preterm birth and Cesarean delivery (C-section). Of 50,616 women who gave birth at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2,069 had SCD. SCD women were at decreased risk of preterm birth (8.7% vs. 9.27%) and increased risk of C-sections (36.78% vs. 34.5%) versus African Americans.
Learning Objective: Understand the potential for the connection between sickle cell disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes to elucidate health disparities impacting the patient population within a large and diverse hospital system.
Authors:
Silvia Canelón (Presenter)
University of Pennsylvania
Mary Regina Boland, University of Pennsylvania
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