Diabetes among women with preterm births: outcomes of a Brazilian multicenter study.

Objective: The objective was to compare the maternal and perinatal characteristics and outcomes between women with and without diabetes in a Brazilian cohort of women with preterm births.

Methods: This was an ancillary analysis of the Brazilian Multicenter Study on Preterm Birth, which included 4,150 preterm births. This analysis divided preterm births into two groups according to the presence of diabetes; pregestational and gestational diabetes were clustered in the same Diabetes Group.

The challenge of adequately reporting preeclampsia for epidemiological surveillance: An example from a referral center in a middle-income country.

Adequately reporting of preeclampsia is a challenge. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnosis of preeclampsia based on clinical and laboratory findings and ICD-10 codes (International Classification of Diseases) at admission and discharge in a referral center, over a one-year period. Among 2,839 women admitted for childbirth, 208 presented confirmed preeclampsia, based on chart audits.

Validation of the fullPIERS model for prediction of adverse outcomes in preeclampsia at a referral center.

Objectives: To validate the use of fullPIERS to predict maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes in a referral center.

Methods: Cross-sectional study including all pregnant women with preeclampsia (PE) at a referral center in southeast Brazil. The prevalence of PE and adverse outcomes were assessed.

Can pre-eclampsia explain higher cesarean rates in the different groups of Robson's classification?

Objective: To evaluate the impact of pre-eclampsia on cesarean delivery by using the Robson classification.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study including all women who delivered in a referral maternity hospital in southeast Brazil from January 2017 to February 2018. Women were classified into 1 of 10 Robson groups and then further subdivided into pre-eclampsia (PE) and non-PE (NPE) groups.