Migraine Symptom Progression During Pregnancy and Associations with Fetal Growth Patterns and Placental-Mediated Complications in Women with Pre-Existing Migraine: A Prospective Cohort Study
Milan Lackovic, Dejan Nikolic, Jovana Kuzmanovic Pficer, Sladjana Mihajlovic · 2026
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Milan Lackovic, Dejan Nikolic, Jovana Kuzmanovic Pficer, and Sladjana Mihajlovic follow 400 pregnant women with migraine treated at a Belgrade hospital between 2024 and 2026, in work published in 2026. The team tracked whether migraine attacks stayed steady, eased, or grew worse during pregnancy. They then compared those patterns with fetal growth, blood pressure problems, diabetes in pregnancy, weight gain, and early birth.
Lasting or worsening migraine appeared more often in pregnancies with poor fetal growth and several other complications. Migraine worsening alone raised the odds of abnormal growth in simple comparisons, yet the link faded once other maternal and pregnancy factors were counted. High blood pressure in pregnancy and poor weight gain stood out as stronger factors in the adjusted results. The authors say migraine change works better as a warning flag than as a direct cause to blame.
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| CREATOR | Milan Lackovic, Dejan Nikolic, Jovana Kuzmanovic Pficer, Sladjana Mihajlovic |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40963 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |