Maternal health, pregnancy and birth outcomes for women involved in care proceedings in Wales

This novel linkage study highlights multiple vulnerabilities experienced by pregnant mothers who have experienced care proceedings concerning an infant. The research uses population-level administrative data linked to maternity and electronic health records, to produce an integrated retrospective picture of women’s maternity profiles. 

By Lucy Griffiths, Rhodri Johnson, Karen Broadhurst, Stuart Bedston, Linda Cusworth, Bachar Alrouh, David Ford and Ann John.

Published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-020-03370-4