Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Predictors of Mother and Infant Emergency Department Attendance and Admission: A Prospective Observational Study. |
| Authors: |
Mason-Jones, Amanda J.1 amanda.mason-jones@york.ac.uk, Beltrán, Luis1, Keding, Ada1, Berry, Vashti2, Blower, Sarah L.1, Whittaker, Karen3, Bywater, Tracey1 |
| Source: |
Maternal & Child Health Journal. Mar2023, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p527-537. 11p. 4 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: |
*MOTHERS, *STATISTICS, *HOSPITAL emergency services, *SCIENTIFIC observation, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *SELF-evaluation, *MULTIVARIATE analysis, *MULTIPLE regression analysis, *MOTHER-infant relationship, *MENTAL health, *GESTATIONAL age, *ETHICS committees, *HOSPITAL care, *RESEARCH funding, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors, *ODDS ratio, *LOGISTIC regression analysis, *DATA analysis software, *REPRODUCTIVE health, *LONGITUDINAL method, *PROBABILITY theory |
| Geographic Terms: |
ENGLAND |
| Abstract: |
Objective: To explore the predictors of emergency department attendance and admission for mothers and their infants. Methods: Self-reported emergency department (ED) attendance and admission, sociodemographic, mental health, and other measures were recorded at baseline and at 12 months at 4 sites in England between May 2017 and March 2020. Results: Infants' gestational age (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.61 to 0.88, p = 0.001), mothers' mental health (OR 2.40, 95% CI 1.30 to 4.41, p = 0.005) and mothers' attendance at ED (OR 2.34, 95% CI 1.13 to 4.84, p = 0.022) predicted infant ED attendance. Frequency of attendance was predicted by ED site (IRR 0.46, 95% CI 0.29 to 0.73, p = 0.001) and mothers' age (IRR 0.96, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.00, p = 0.028). Infant hospital admissions were predominantly for respiratory (40%) and other infectious diseases (21%) and were predicted by previous health problems (OR 3.25, 95% CI 1.76 to 6.01, p < 0.001). Mothers' ED attendance was predicted by mixed or multiple ethnic origin (OR 9.62, 95% CI 2.19 to 42.27, p = 0.003), having a male infant (OR 2.08, 95% CI 1.03 to 4.20, p = 0.042), and previous hospitalisation (OR 4.15, 95% CI 1.81 to 9.56, p = 0.001). Hospital admission was largely for reproductive health issues (61%) with frequency predicted by having attended the ED at least once (IRR 3.39, 95% CI 1.66 to 6.93, p = 0.001), and being anxious or depressed (IRR 3.10, 95% CI 1.14 to 8.45, p = 0.027). Conclusions for Practice: Improving the reproductive and mental health of mothers may help to avoid poor maternal and infant health outcomes and reduce emergency service utilisation and hospitalisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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