"In our study, women with difficulty conceiving have a higher prevalence of pregnancy complications," researcher Yeneabeba Sima, of the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Bergen, said in a statement."There is also a higher prevalence of chronic health issues like diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure among these women. However, the increased risk of having a C-section still existed for women who didn't have these health issues," she added.
The researchers analyzed the time it took to conceive another child for the 42,379 mothers who participated in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) linked to the Medical Birth Registry of Norway. The MoBa questionnaire asked the women if they planned their subsequent pregnancy."For those who actively tried to have a baby, we examined the time it took for them to conceive," Sima explained. "If they had tried for a year or more before getting pregnant, they were considered to have reduced fertility."
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