Pregnancy events are linked to future maternal health, although relationships between adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) and maternal respiratory health are unknown.
A history of APOs may represent a novel, early indicator of worse lifetime maternal respiratory health, although larger studies accounting for multiparity and other important confounders are needed to confirm this finding.
Adverse pregnancy outcomes and lung function later in life: The CARDIA lung study
Authors: Wang JG;Colangelo LA;Meislin R;Khan SS;Catov J;Lane A;Gunderson EP;Hanson C;Kalhan R;Bose S
Respir Med. 2025 Sep;246:108244. Epub 2025-07-03.