Outcomes for pregnant women with Borderline Personality Disorder who attended a specialist antenatal service

Thinh Nguyen; Jacqueline Frayne; Stuart Watson; Megan Galbally

doi:10.1177/10398562231222831

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Outcomes for pregnant women with Borderline Personality Disorder who attended a specialist antenatal service

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Outcomes for pregnant women with Borderline Personality Disorder who attended a specialist antenatal service

Thinh Nguyen, Jacqueline Frayne, Stuart Watson and Megan Galbally

Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Vol.32(2), pp.138-142

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562231222831

PMID: 38149786

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Abstract

Borderline Personality Disorder

pregnancy

complications

outcomes

Objective: Our study focussed on the obstetric and psychosocial outcomes of pregnant women with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) who received care via a specialist antenatal clinic in Western Australia. Method: This study is a retrospective examination of outcomes for 80 women with a confirmed diagnosis of BPD, with findings compared with published population outcome data for the state. Results: Pregnant women with BPD appeared to be at a risk of complications including pre-eclampsia and special care nursery admission for their newborns when compared to population data. Furthermore, the studied women had elevated rates of psychiatric admissions during pregnancy, child protection involvement, and domestic violence. Polypharmacy exposure was frequent, with the likely impact on obstetric and neonatal outcomes requiring further study. Conclusion: The findings reinforced the notion that pregnant women with BPD experience complex multifaceted vulnerabilities and require enhanced multidisciplinary care. Our study further calls for the development of clinical practice guidelines for managing BPD in the perinatal period.

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Title: Outcomes for pregnant women with Borderline Personality Disorder who attended a specialist antenatal service
Authors/Creators: Thinh Nguyen - The University of Western Australia
Jacqueline Frayne - King Edward Memorial Hospital
Stuart Watson
Megan Galbally - Murdoch University, Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine
Publication Details: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Vol.32(2), pp.138-142
Publisher: Europe PMC
Identifiers: 991005624668107891
Murdoch Affiliation: Health Futures Institute
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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