E A Sullivan1,2, G Vaughan2, Z Li2, M J Peek3, J R Carapetis4,5, W Walsh6,7, J Frawley2, Mgw Rémond2, B Remenyi8, L Jackson Pulver9, S Kruske10,11, S Belton8, C McLintock12. 1. Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. 2. Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 3. ANU Medical School, College of Health and Medicine, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. 4. Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia. 5. Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia. 6. The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 7. Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 8. Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia. 9. The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 10. The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. 11. Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Ltd, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. 12. National Women's Health, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in pregnancy in Australia and New Zealand (A&NZ). DESIGN: Prospective population-based study. SETTING: Hospital-based maternity units throughout A&NZ. POPULATION: Pregnant women with RHD with a birth outcome of ≥20 weeks of gestation between January 2013 and December 2014. METHODS: We identified eligible women using the Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System (AMOSS). De-identified antenatal, perinatal and postnatal data were collected and analysed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of RHD in pregnancy. Perinatal morbidity and mortality. RESULTS: There were 311 pregnancies associated with women with RHD (4.3/10 000 women giving birth, 95% CI 3.9-4.8). In Australia, 78% were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (60.4/10 000, 95% CI 50.7-70.0), while in New Zealand 90% were Māori or Pasifika (27.2/10 000, 95% CI 22.0-32.3). One woman (0.3%) died and one in ten was admitted to coronary or intensive care units postpartum. There were 314 births with seven stillbirths (22.3/1000 births) and two neonatal deaths (6.5/1000 births). Sixty-six (21%) live-born babies were preterm and one in three was admitted to neonatal intensive care or special care units. CONCLUSION: Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in disadvantaged First Nations populations in A&NZ. It is associated with significant cardiac and perinatal morbidity. Preconception planning and counselling and RHD screening in at-risk pregnant women are essential for good maternal and baby outcomes. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand and is associated with major cardiac and perinatal morbidity.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in pregnancy in Australia and New Zealand (A&NZ). DESIGN: Prospective population-based study. SETTING: Hospital-based maternity units throughout A&NZ. POPULATION: Pregnant women with RHD with a birth outcome of ≥20 weeks of gestation between January 2013 and December 2014. METHODS: We identified eligible women using the Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System (AMOSS). De-identified antenatal, perinatal and postnatal data were collected and analysed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of RHD in pregnancy. Perinatal morbidity and mortality. RESULTS: There were 311 pregnancies associated with women with RHD (4.3/10 000 women giving birth, 95% CI 3.9-4.8). In Australia, 78% were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (60.4/10 000, 95% CI 50.7-70.0), while in New Zealand 90% were Māori or Pasifika (27.2/10 000, 95% CI 22.0-32.3). One woman (0.3%) died and one in ten was admitted to coronary or intensive care units postpartum. There were 314 births with seven stillbirths (22.3/1000 births) and two neonatal deaths (6.5/1000 births). Sixty-six (21%) live-born babies were preterm and one in three was admitted to neonatal intensive care or special care units. CONCLUSION:Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in disadvantaged First Nations populations in A&NZ. It is associated with significant cardiac and perinatal morbidity. Preconception planning and counselling and RHD screening in at-risk pregnant women are essential for good maternal and baby outcomes. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand and is associated with major cardiac and perinatal morbidity.
Authors: Cyntia Puspa Pitaloka; Absa Secka; Ernawati Ernawati; Agus Sulistyono; Hermanto Tri Juwono; Erry Gumilar Dachlan; Aditiawarman Aditiawarman Journal: J Public Health Res Date: 2021-07-14