Digestive diseases and sciences
Cure8 research brief
Why This Matters
Pregnant people with IBD rely on coordinated care across gastroenterology and obstetrics.
Variable adherence to established process indicators suggests some patients may not be receiving recommended preconception counselling, mental-health screening, or VTE risk assessment — all relevant to pregnancy planning and safety.
Who Should Pay Attention
Pregnant patients with IBD or those planning pregnancy, GI clinicians, obstetricians/MFM specialists, IBD nurse specialists, and clinic administrators interested in care pathways and multidisciplinary models.
Study Snapshot
Story typeResearch paper
Evidence typeResearch paper
Source depthJournal abstract
What To Know
The researchers reviewed 43 pregnancies managed at three Australian tertiary centres (2023–2025) against nine process indicators from ECCO pregnancy guidance. Gastroenterologists met more indicators overall than obstetric/MFM specialists and other providers, but gaps were common across teams.
Important areas with low adherence included preconception counselling, mental-health assessment, and venous thromboembolism risk assessment. More frequent visits and multidisciplinary care were associated with higher adherence.
What this does not say: This study assessed guideline adherence (process measures), not whether better adherence changed pregnancy or IBD outcomes. The cohort was modest in size and from tertiary centres, which may limit generalisability.
Keep In Mind
The article reports process-measure adherence from three Australian tertiary centres (retrospective review). It does not report outcome data linking adherence to clinical endpoints, and findings may not reflect community or non-tertiary settings.
Source Details
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Research paper
Evidence type derived from source or registry metadata.
PublicationDigestive diseases and sciences
AuthorsSimone Chin, Rena Cao, Kathryn Demase +9 more
InstitutionDepartment of Gastroenterology, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Study typeJournal article
Indexed viaPubMed
Source typeResearch paper
PublishedOct 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
Content availableJournal abstract
Conflict statement: Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical approval: This study was conducted according to the declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the research ethics committees of all participating hospitals (lead approval number: HREC/24413/Austin-2025).
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