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Methods: This population-based retrospective cohort study used the Korean National Health Insurance Service database and included 878,000 singleton deliveries between 2018 and 2023. CUAs were identified using International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes and categorized as double, septate, bicornuate, or unicornuate uterus. Outcomes were compared with women without CUA using multivariable logistic regression adjusted for maternal age, parity, chronic hypertension, and pregestational diabetes mellitus. Results: CUAs were identified in 6038 women (0.68%), most commonly double uterus. Risks were higher for Cesarean delivery (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.57, 95% confident interval [CI] 2.38\u20132.77), breech presentation (6.42, 5.91\u20136.99), placenta previa (1.79, 1.45\u20132.22), and placental abruption (3.01, 2.26\u20134.01). Neonates were more likely to be preterm (2.43, 2.10\u20132.80), small for gestational age (1.90, 1.70\u20132.10), and to experience respiratory distress syndrome (2.04, 1.63\u20132.55) and intraventricular hemorrhage (3.04, 2.00\u20134.62). Conclusions: CUAs are associated with increased risks of adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes, with subtype-specific variations, warranting tailored prenatal counseling and management.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15176788","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]],"date-time":"2026-09-01T11:33:32Z","timestamp":1788262412000},"page":"6788","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Congenital Uterine Anomalies and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7539-2825","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahyoung","family":"Choi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 06273, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6199-2010","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Min-A","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 06273, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Geum Joon","family":"Cho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 08308, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0622-0701","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Han Sung","family":"Hwang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1093\/humupd\/dmaa036","article-title":"The development of the human uterus: Morphogenesis to menarche","volume":"27","author":"Habiba","year":"2021","journal-title":"Hum. 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