Risk of recurrent adverse delivery outcomes
The risk of ADO in the subsequent pregnancy was greatly increased in
those women who had ADO in their index pregnancies, with a 3-fold risk
of instrumental delivery in those women who required it in their index
pregnancy, and a 2.2-fold risk of emergency Caesarean section compared
to women who did not. Similarly, women who had early GDM, requirement
for medication, or preterm birth in their index pregnancies were at much
higher risk of developing the same outcomes in their subsequent
pregnancy (Table 2).