The high prevalence and impact of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy in First Nations populations in a high-income setting: A prospective cohort study

Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand and is associated with major cardiac and perinatal morbidity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	EA Sullivan, Geraldine Vaughan, Z Li, MJ Peek, JR Carapetis, W Walsh, J Frawley, MGW Remond, B Remenyi, L Jackson Pulver, S Kruske, S Belton, C McLintock
Format:	Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
Language:	unknown
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases) Obstetrics and Gynaecology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health First Nations Maternal health Perinatal outcomes Rheumatic heart disease Stillbirth Adult Body Mass Index Female Humans Income New Zealand Northern Territory Oceanic Ancestry Group Parity Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Cardiovascular Prevalence Prospective Studies Young Adult Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10779/cqu.14331464.v1

Description
Summary:	Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy persists in First Nations people in Australia and New Zealand and is associated with major cardiac and perinatal morbidity.