Hope H

ORCID: 0000-0002-4834-6719 · 4 papers in corpus
observational 2025
Prevalence and patterns of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnancy in Northern Ireland: a population-based, retrospective study using linked routinely collected healthcare data
BMC pregnancy and childbirth ·doi:10.1186/s12884-025-07771-1

BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity in pregnancy increases health risks to women and babies, and creates challenges for services. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and patterns of maternal multimorbidity in a UK population. METHOD…

other 2023
Maternal and child outcomes for pregnant women with pre-existing multiple long-term conditions: protocol for an observational study in the UK
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068718

INTRODUCTION: One in five pregnant women has multiple pre-existing long-term conditions in the UK. Studies have shown that maternal multiple long-term conditions are associated with adverse outcomes. This observational study aims to compare…

observational 2022
Epidemiology of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnant women in the UK in 2018: a population-based cross-sectional study
BMC pregnancy and childbirth ·doi:10.1186/s12884-022-04442-3

BACKGROUND: Although maternal death is rare in the United Kingdom, 90% of these women had multiple health/social problems. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of pre-existing multimorbidity (two or more long-term physical or mental h…

observational 2022
The sexual and reproductive health of women with mental illness: a primary care registry study
Archives of women's mental health ·doi:10.1007/s00737-022-01214-y

The purpose of this study is to characterise the sexual and reproductive health risks associated with mental illness among women. This was a retrospective cohort study of 2,680,149 women aged 14 to 45 years in the Clinical Practice Research…