Milly G Wilson

• King's College London

Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in major maternity service reconfigurations, particularly an increase in virtual antenatal care (vANC). We aimed to explore the relationship between vANC trajectories over time and pregnancy outcomes. Methods Pregnancy and birth outcome data were obtained pre-pandemic, during the pandemic with, and without...

Background In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) lowered blood pressure (BP) thresholds to define hypertension in adults outside pregnancy. If used in pregnancy, these lower thresholds may identify women at increased risk of adverse outcomes, which would be particularly useful to risk-stratify nullipar...

Problem and background During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was substantial reconfiguration of maternity care services, affecting both users and healthcare providers (HCPs), in the United Kingdom (UK) and globally. Aim To further our understanding of the impact of maternity service reconfigurations in the UK, from the perspective of maternity HCPs....

Background Maternity care services in the United Kingdom have undergone drastic changes due to pandemic-related restrictions. Prior research has shown maternity care during the pandemic was negatively experienced by women and led to poor physical and mental health outcomes in pregnancy. A synthesis is required of published research on women’s exper...

Background Long‐term (visit‐to‐visit) blood pressure variability (BPV) and heart rate variability (HRV) outside pregnancy are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Given the limitations of relying solely on blood pressure level to identify pregnancies at risk, long‐term (visit‐to‐visit) BPV or HRV may provide additional diagnostic/progno...

Objective To examine the association with adverse pregnancy outcomes of: (1) American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association blood pressure (BP) thresholds, and (2) visit‐to‐visit BP variability (BPV), adjusted for BP level. Design An observational study. Setting Analysis of data from the population‐based UK Southampton Women's Survey (...

Objective A relationship between the 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) blood pressure (BP) thresholds and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been reported, but few studies have explored diagnostic test properties of these cut-offs when used within pregnancy. Data sources and study eligibility criteria Electroni...

Objective: A relationship between 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) blood pressure (BP) thresholds and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been reported, but few studies have explored diagnostic test properties of these cut offs. Data sources and study eligibility criteria: We systematically searched electroni...