title: Headache recurrence in pregnant women with migraine.
abstract: The goal of this study was to evaluate to what extent pregnancy influences headache recurrence in women with a diagnosis of migraine at, or before, their first prenatal visit. Data from the large, prospective Collaborative Perinatal Project of 55,000 pregnancies were reviewed. Less than 2% of women in the sample of first study pregnancies were considered to have migraine at their initial prenatal visit (n = 508). Of the 484 women with a complete data set, 17% experienced complete cessation of headache throughout pregnancy and another 62% experienced two or fewer headaches in the third trimester. These observations lead to the conclusion that many migraineurs (79% in this sample) experience improvement in headache recurrence during pregnancy. Only 21% experienced no improvement at all. No demographic or obstetrical factor was associated with headache improvement.
authors.affiliation: Biometry and Field Studies Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leviton
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence