Higher risk of preterm birth in mothers with OCD, study shows
Offspring of women with the disorder had raised risks of low Apgar scores, preterm birth, low birth weight and respiratory distress.
Women with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have an increased risk of a number of adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, including gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia and preterm birth, according to Swedish findings.
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm examined the associations of maternal OCD with pregnancy, delivery and neonatal outcomes in two studies.
