Delivery and its complications among women of Somali, Kurdish, and Russian origin, and women in the general population in Finland

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Kalpana BastolaTarja I Kinnunen

Abstract

Limited information is available on delivery and its complications among migrant women in Finland. We compared mode of delivery, delivery complications, and use of pain medication during delivery between migrant women of Somali, Kurdish, and Russian origin and women in the general population in Finland. The women were of Russian (n = 318), Somali (n = 583), and Kurdish (n = 373) origin and 243 women from the general population (reference group) who had given birth in Finland between 2004 and 2014. The data were obtained from the National Medical Birth Register and the Hospital Discharge Register. The most recent birth of each woman was included in the analyses. The main statistical methods were logistic regression analyses adjusting for age, parity, body mass index, gestational age, and smoking during pregnancy. Vaginal delivery was the most common mode of delivery among all study groups (79%-89%). The prevalence of any delivery complications varied between 15% and 19% among all study groups. When adjusted for confounders, Russian women had lower odds (OR 0.49; CI 0.29-0.82) of having a cesarean delivery, whereas Somali and Kurdish women did not differ from the reference group. Somali women had an increased risk of any delivery...Continue Reading

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May 3, 2020·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth·Susanne WallmoCarina Berterö
Sep 3, 2020·Journal of Perinatal Medicine·Sarah SturrockAnne Greenough
May 23, 2021·Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica·Embla Ýr GuðmundsdóttirKristjana Einarsdóttir

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