Adverse Obstetric Outcomes in Pregnancies With Major Fetal Congenital Heart Defects.

Importance: Understanding the risk profile of obstetric complications in pregnancies with fetal major congenital heart defects (MCHDs) is crucial for obstetric counseling and care.

Objective: To investigate the risk of placenta-related adverse obstetric outcomes in pregnancies complicated by fetal MCHDs.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study retrieved data from June 1, 2008, to June 1, 2018, from the Danish Fetal Medicine Database, which includes comprehensive data on more than 95% of all pregnancies in Denmark since the database was instituted in 2008.

Cesarean Section, Childhood Health, and Schooling: Quasi-Experimental Evidence From Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Despite being one of the most common surgical procedures in industrialized countries, there is limited causal evidence on the long-term consequences of Cesarean section (CS). We study the impacts of CS on health during ages 1-12 years and human capital outcomes at age 16 years, using exogenous variation in the probability of receiving a CS for breech births at term-a group with high CS risk. We use administrative data from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden to show that preventing complicated vaginal births benefits health at birth and reduces the number of all-cause hospital nights during childhood.

Perinatal death in the Nordic countries in relation to gestational age: The impact of registration practice.

Introduction: Although perinatal death rates in the Nordic countries are among the lowest in the world, the risk of perinatal death is unevenly distributed across the Nordic countries, despite similarity in health care systems and pregnancy care. Birth registration practices across countries may explain some of the differences. We investigated differences in national registration of perinatal mortality within the Nordic countries and its impact on perinatal mortality according to gestational age.

Understanding Involuntary Hospitalization Applications Submitted to an Urban Police Department.

Objective: To improve understanding of the application process for temporary involuntary hospitalization (Section 12 of the Massachusetts General Laws) in Boston, the authors focused on cases involving the Boston Police Department (PD) and the information shared about the individuals involved.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on all Section 12 applications submitted to the Boston PD by external clinicians from July 14, 2021, to June 30, 2022. The authors analyzed 488 applications processed by the Boston PD's Street Outreach Unit, examining demographic information, reasons for requests, information provided by petitioners, and the status of the applications (completed vs.