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ArticleBJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2026

Maternal and Interpregnancy Factors and Risks of First-Time Preeclampsia in Second Pregnancy: A Swedish National Cohort Study.

Hanna Carr, Kari Johansson, Jonathan M Snowden, Abigail Newby-Kew, Sven Cnattingius, Jonas F Ludvigsson, Olof Stephansson, Anna-Karin Wikström, Anna Sandström

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  1. Phenotyping Preeclampsia Using Unsupervised Machine Learning: A Prospective Cohort Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026
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Hanna CarrClinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4362-7762
Kari JohanssonClinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Jonathan M SnowdenSchool of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University-Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Abigail Newby-KewSchool of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University-Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Sven CnattingiusClinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Jonas F LudvigssonDepartment of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Olof StephanssonClinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1528-4563
Anna-Karin WikströmDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Anna SandströmClinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2879-4271

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Karolinska InstitutetSwedish state: ALF-agreement FoUI-954 134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate factors associated with first-time preeclampsia in second pregnancies.

designPopulation-based cohort study using Swedish national registers.

settingSweden 1992-2019. POPULATION: A group of 808 107 women with second singleton deliveries, who did not have preeclampsia in first pregnancy.

methodsInformation in the Swedish Medical Birth Register, relating to (1) first pregnancy complications, (2) maternal characteristics in early second pregnancy, and (3) interpregnancy changes in risk factor status, was examined for association with first-time preeclampsia occurring in second pregnancy using modified Poisson regression analysis.

main outcome measuresFirst-time preeclampsia, and first-time preeclampsia with preterm delivery (< 37 gestational weeks) in second pregnancy.

resultsAdjusted relative risks (aRRs; 95% confidence interval) for first-time preeclampsia in second pregnancy increased after first pregnancy complications, including: gestational hypertension (4.61; 4.20, 5.05) and preterm delivery (1.99; 1.87, 2.12). There was a dose-dependent association between interpregnancy weight change and risk of first-time preeclampsia in second pregnancy. Compared to stable weight (BMI -1 to 1 unit) a 2 to 4 BMI unit increase was associated with a 50% increase in risk of first-time preeclampsia (1.57; 1.47, 1.67), and weight loss equivalent to > 2 BMI units was associated with a reduced risk (0.63, 0.55, 0.72). This pattern of association was consistent also when stratifying by first pregnancy BMI (18.5 to < 25, 25 to < 30, 30 or above).

conclusionsIn addition to maternal disease and complication in first pregnancy, interpregnancy weight change was also associated with increased risks of first-time preeclampsia in second pregnancy, even in women with normal weight in first pregnancy.

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Birth IntervalsPre-EclampsiaAdultBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleHumansPregnancyPremature BirthRegistriesRisk FactorsSwedenfirst‐time preeclampsiainterpregnancy weight changerisk factorssecond pregnancy

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