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Pregnancy-associated cervical cancer: obstetric outcomes
John L Dalrymple1, William M Gilbert, Gary S Leiserowitz
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California at Davis, School of Medicine, California 95817, USA. john.dalrymple@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Objective:
Describe the obstetric outcomes among women in California with pregnancy associated cervical cancer.
Methods:
Cases were identified utilizing computer-linked infant birth/death certificates, discharge records, and cancer registry files, and then assigned to a prenatal or post-partum cancer diagnosis group. Outcomes included cesarean delivery, hospitalizations, birth weight, prematurity, and infant mortality.
Results:
Among 434 cases identified, those diagnosed prenatally (136 cases) had higher rates of cesarean section (odds ratio 3.7; 95% CI 2.6, 5.2), hospitalization >5 days (maternal: odds ratio 14.1; 95% CI 9.2, 21.5 neonatal: odds ratio 5.2; 95% CI 3.6, 7.5), low birth weight (LBW) (odds ratio 5.5; 95% CI 3.7, 8.1), very LBW (odds ratio 6.9; 95% CI 3.7, 12.8), prematurity (odds ratio 4.7; 95% CI 3.2, 6.7), and fetal deaths (odds ratio 5.5; 95% CI 2.0, 14.8) compared to non-cancer pregnant controls. Very LBW (odds ratio 2.6; 95% CI 1.4, 4.8), prematurity (odds ratio 1.5; 95% CI 1.1, 2.1), and fetal death rates (odds ratio 3.0; 95% CI 1.2, 7.4) remained elevated among those diagnosed post-partum. No neonatal deaths were attributable to elective premature delivery.
Conclusions:
We observed higher rates of fetal death and spontaneous prematurity among women with pregnancy-associated cervical cancer.
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