Population based cohort study of fetal deaths, and neonatal and perinatal mortality at term within a Somali diaspora.
Death
Fetal
Mortality
Neonatal
Perinatal
Pregnancy
Somali
Stillbirth
Term
Journal
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
ISSN: 1471-2393
Titre abrégé: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967799
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Nov 2021
01 Nov 2021
Historique:
received:
01
03
2021
accepted:
17
09
2021
entrez:
1
11
2021
pubmed:
2
11
2021
medline:
12
1
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Somali women deliver at greater gestational age with limited information on the associated perinatal mortality. Our objective is to compare perinatal mortality among Somali women with the population rates. This is a retrospective cohort study from all births that occurred in Minnesota between 2011 and 2017. Information was obtained from certificates of birth, and neonatal and fetal death. Data was abstracted from 470,550 non-anomalous births ≥37 and ≤ 42 weeks of gestation. The study population included U.S. born White, U.S. born Black, women born in Somalia or self-identified as Somali, and women who identified as Hispanic regardless of place of birth (377,426). We excluded births < 37 weeks and > 42 weeks, > 1 fetus, age < 18 or > 45 years, or women of other ethnicities. The exposure was documented ethnicity or place of birth, and the outcomes were live birth, fetal death, neonatal death prior to 28 days, and perinatal mortality rates. These were calculated using binomial proportions with 95% confidence intervals and compared using odds ratios adjusted (aOR) for diabetes, hypertension and maternal body mass index. The aOR [95%CI] for stillbirth rate in the Somali cohort was greater than for U.S. born White (2.05 [1.49-2.83]) and Hispanic women (1.90 [1.30-2.79]), but similar to U.S. born Black women (0.88 [0.57-1.34]). Neonatal death rates were greater than for U.S. born White (1.84 [1.36-2.48], U.S. born Black women (1.47 [1.04-2.06]) and Hispanic women (1.47 [1.05-2.06]). This did not change after analysis was restricted to those with spontaneous onset of labor. When analyzed by week, at 42 weeks Somali aOR for neonatal death was the same as for U.S. born White women, but compared against U.S. born Black and Hispanic women, was significantly lower. The later mean gestational age at delivery among women of Somali ethnicity is associated with greater overall risk for stillbirth and neonatal death rates at term, except compared against U.S. born Black women with whom stillbirth rates were not different. At 42 weeks, Somali neonatal mortality decreased and was comparable to that of the U.S. born White population and was lower than that of the other minorities.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Somali women deliver at greater gestational age with limited information on the associated perinatal mortality. Our objective is to compare perinatal mortality among Somali women with the population rates.
METHODS
METHODS
This is a retrospective cohort study from all births that occurred in Minnesota between 2011 and 2017. Information was obtained from certificates of birth, and neonatal and fetal death. Data was abstracted from 470,550 non-anomalous births ≥37 and ≤ 42 weeks of gestation. The study population included U.S. born White, U.S. born Black, women born in Somalia or self-identified as Somali, and women who identified as Hispanic regardless of place of birth (377,426). We excluded births < 37 weeks and > 42 weeks, > 1 fetus, age < 18 or > 45 years, or women of other ethnicities. The exposure was documented ethnicity or place of birth, and the outcomes were live birth, fetal death, neonatal death prior to 28 days, and perinatal mortality rates. These were calculated using binomial proportions with 95% confidence intervals and compared using odds ratios adjusted (aOR) for diabetes, hypertension and maternal body mass index.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The aOR [95%CI] for stillbirth rate in the Somali cohort was greater than for U.S. born White (2.05 [1.49-2.83]) and Hispanic women (1.90 [1.30-2.79]), but similar to U.S. born Black women (0.88 [0.57-1.34]). Neonatal death rates were greater than for U.S. born White (1.84 [1.36-2.48], U.S. born Black women (1.47 [1.04-2.06]) and Hispanic women (1.47 [1.05-2.06]). This did not change after analysis was restricted to those with spontaneous onset of labor. When analyzed by week, at 42 weeks Somali aOR for neonatal death was the same as for U.S. born White women, but compared against U.S. born Black and Hispanic women, was significantly lower.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The later mean gestational age at delivery among women of Somali ethnicity is associated with greater overall risk for stillbirth and neonatal death rates at term, except compared against U.S. born Black women with whom stillbirth rates were not different. At 42 weeks, Somali neonatal mortality decreased and was comparable to that of the U.S. born White population and was lower than that of the other minorities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34719388
doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04163-z
pii: 10.1186/s12884-021-04163-z
pmc: PMC8559350
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
740Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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