An exploratory analysis of factors associated with spontaneous preterm birth among pregnant veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Background: Pregnant veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk for spontaneous preterm birth, yet the underlying reasons are unclear. We examined factors associated with spontaneous preterm birth among pregnant veterans with active PTSD.

Methods: This was an observational study of births from administrative databases reimbursed by the Veterans Health Association (VA) between 2005 and 2015.

Association of Epilepsy and Severe Maternal Morbidity.

Objective: To evaluate severe maternal morbidity (SMM) among patients with epilepsy and patients without epilepsy.

Methods: We retrospectively examined SMM using linked birth certificate and maternal hospital discharge records in California between 2007 and 2012. Epilepsy present at delivery admission was the exposure and was subtyped into generalized, focal and other less specified, or unspecified.