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A Study On The Effect Of Non – Asthmatic Atopy On Pregnancy Outcomes, Ayesha Johnson Mar 2016

A Study On The Effect Of Non – Asthmatic Atopy On Pregnancy Outcomes, Ayesha Johnson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Objectives – To measure the effect of non – asthmatic atopy (NAA) on the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes; low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA) and preterm birth (PTB), among primiparous women 19 – 25 years of age.

Methods – Vital Statistics records from births occurring between 2004 and 2014, from approximately 60,000 primiparous women in South Carolina, aged 19 to 25 years, were linked to their Medicaid records. Maternal records were examined to determine if they had a previous diagnosis of NAA. Women with a diagnosis of NAA were frequency matched with a ratio of 1:4 …