Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Thalassemia Trait: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Daria Chelysheva, Ameera Syed, Hannah Ruby, Anna Homeniuk, Anas Atrash, Feras Al Moussally, Duran Canatan · 2025
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Description
The authors of a cohort study, published in 2025, examine pregnancy outcomes for women who carry a trait for thalassemia, a blood condition that usually causes few symptoms. Pregnancy strains the body, so the trait might raise risks such as anemia or high blood pressure. Past studies were small and disagreed, which left the size of any risk unclear.
Using a large United States health database, the team compared about twenty-three thousand pregnancies with the trait to millions without it. After matching the groups on age, weight, smoking, and other traits, about twenty-two thousand women remained in each group. Outcomes checked over one year included anemia, transfusions, early birth, and loss of the baby. Studies like this help doctors plan care and counsel women with the trait.
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| CREATOR | Daria Chelysheva, Ameera Syed, Hannah Ruby, Anna Homeniuk, Anas Atrash, Feras Al Moussally, Duran Canatan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |