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Table 6 differences in pregnancy outcomes between different origins

From: Pregnancy outcomes in asylum seekers in the North of the Netherlands: a retrospective documentary analysis

Characteristics

Eritrea

(n = 65)

Syria

(n = 75)

Middle east

(n = 75)

Sub-Saharan Africa

(n = 50)

Eastern Europe

(n = 43)

Other

(n = 18)

p-value

Age, years

      

0.592

Median

25

26

25

29

28

26

 

Range

17–42

14–41

17–41

19–41

18–38

18–40

 

Adolescent pregnancy

6 (9.2)

7 (9.3)

6 (8.0)

2 (4.0)

4 (9.3)

2 (11.1)

0.895

Parity

      

0.001

Nulliparous

44 (67.7)

31 (41.3)

42 (56.0)

26 (52.0)

11 (25.6)

8 (44.4)

 

Low multiparous (1,2,3)

20 (30.8)

41(54.7)

25 (33.3)

22 (44.0)

28 (65.1)

9 (50.0)

 

Grand multipara (≥4)

1 (1.5)

3 (4.0)

8 (10.7)

2 (4.0)

4 (9.3)

1 (5.6)

 

Maternal mortality

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

–

Perinatal mortality

1 (1.5)

4 (5.3)

3 (4.0)

2 (4.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.535

Gestational age at delivery in days

      

0.034

Median

280

275

275

279

279

270

 

Range

203–302

175–295

167–294

166–302

229–294

251–294

 

Uncertain due date

29 (44.6)

20 (26.7)

25 (33.3)

17 (34.0)

7 (16.3)

8 (44.4)

0.036

Prematurity (< 37 weeks)

6 (9.2)

9 (12.0)

5 (6.7)

7 (14.0)

6 (14.0)

4 (22.2)

0.452

Birth weight a

      

0.122

Median

3343

3200

3300

3140

3320

3123

 

Range

1665–4320

780–4245

1780–4395

1415–4360

1662–5050

2305–4685

 

SGA b

8 (12.3)

9 (12.0)

6 (8.0)

7 (14.0)

6 (14.0)

3 (16.7)

0.892

APGAR score after 5 min

      

0.491

Median (Mean)

10 (9.31)

10 (9.24)

10 (9.29)

10 (9.00)

10 (9.58)

10 (9.61)

 

Range

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

6–10

4–10

 

Postnatal hospitalization mother in days c

      

0.168

Median (Mean)

1.5 (2.17)

1 (2.51)

1 (1.88)

2 (2.21)

1 (2.00)

2 (3.06)

 

Range

0–10

0–20

0–10

0–10

0–12

1–8

 

IUFD

1 (1.5)

3 (4.0)

2 (2.7)

1 (2.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.734

Start of labour

      

0.534

Spontaneous start

30 (46.2)

32 (42.7)

45 (60.0)

25 (50.0)

23 (53.5)

8 (44.4)

 

Inducing labour

29 (44.6)

31 (41.3)

24 (32.0)

18 (36.0)

16 (37.2)

6 (33.3)

 

Primary caesarean section

6 (9.2)

12 (16.0)

6 (8.0)

7 (14.0)

4 (9.3)

4 (22.2)

 

Mode of delivery

      

0.529

Spontaneous birth

30 (46.2)

41 (54.7)

47 (62.7)

25 (50.0)

29 (67.4)

9 (50.0)

 

Vacuum or forceps assisted delivery

16 (24.6)

12 (16.0)

13 (17.3)

9 (18.0)

5 (11.6)

4 (22.2)

 

Caesarean section

19 (29.2)

22 (29.3)

15 (20.0)

16 (32.0)

9 (20.9)

5 (27.8)

 

Pain management

       

Opioid analgesic

22 (33.8)

14 (18.7)

23 (30.7)

15 (30.0)

8 (18.6)

7 (38.9)

0.174

Epidural

6 (9.2)

26 (34.7)

23 (30.7)

10 (20.0)

9 (20.9)

2 (11.1)

0.005

  1. Data are expressed as n (%) except where otherwise indicated
  2. SGA Small for gestational age, IUFD, Intrauterine foetal death
  3. Missing data: 18 asylum seeking women had no recorded country of origin so were not included in this table
  4. aMissing data: 1 Middle Eastern and 1 Sub Saharan Africa
  5. bMissing data: 10 Eritrea, 11 Syria, 9 Middle Eastern, 5 Sub Saharan Africa, 5 Eastern Europe and 2 other
  6. cMissing data: 1 Eritrea, 1 Syria, 6 Middle Eastern, 3 Sub Saharan Africa, 3 Eastern Europe and 2 other
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