Higher rate of serious perinatal events in non-Western women in Denmark
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Higher rate of serious perinatal events in non-Western women in Denmark. / Christensen, Marianne Brehm; Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted; Weber, Tom; Wilken-Jensen, Charlotte; Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo.
In: Danish Medical Journal, Vol. 63, No. 3, A5197, 03.2016, p. 1-5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Higher rate of serious perinatal events in non-Western women in Denmark
AU - Christensen, Marianne Brehm
AU - Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted
AU - Weber, Tom
AU - Wilken-Jensen, Charlotte
AU - Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo
N1 - PMID: 26931191
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - Introduction: To elucidate possible mechanisms behind the increased risk of stillbirth and infant mortality among migrants in Denmark, this study aimed to analyse characteristics of perinatal deaths at Hvidovre Hospital 2006-2010 according to maternal country of origin.Methods: We identified children born at Hvidovre Hospital who died perinatally and included the patient files in a series of case studies. Our data were linked to data from population-covering registries in Statistics Denmark. Timing, causes of death as well as social, medical and obstetric characteristics of the parents were described according to maternal country of origin.Results: This study included 125 perinatal deaths. The data indicated that intrapartum death, death caused by maternal disease, lethal malformation and preterm birth may be more frequent among non-Western than among Danish-born women. Obesity and disposition to diabetes may also be more prevalent among the non-Western women. Conclusion: The role of obesity, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and severe congenital anomalies should be a main focus in improving our understanding the increased risk of perinatal death among non-Western migrant women in Denmark. Six of 28 perinatal deaths in the non-Western group were intrapartum deaths and warrants further concern.Funding: This project was funded by the Danish Council for Strategic Research as part of the SULIM project.Trial registration: The linkage of data from patient files to data from Statistics Denmark was approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency. Only anonymised data were used.
AB - Introduction: To elucidate possible mechanisms behind the increased risk of stillbirth and infant mortality among migrants in Denmark, this study aimed to analyse characteristics of perinatal deaths at Hvidovre Hospital 2006-2010 according to maternal country of origin.Methods: We identified children born at Hvidovre Hospital who died perinatally and included the patient files in a series of case studies. Our data were linked to data from population-covering registries in Statistics Denmark. Timing, causes of death as well as social, medical and obstetric characteristics of the parents were described according to maternal country of origin.Results: This study included 125 perinatal deaths. The data indicated that intrapartum death, death caused by maternal disease, lethal malformation and preterm birth may be more frequent among non-Western than among Danish-born women. Obesity and disposition to diabetes may also be more prevalent among the non-Western women. Conclusion: The role of obesity, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and severe congenital anomalies should be a main focus in improving our understanding the increased risk of perinatal death among non-Western migrant women in Denmark. Six of 28 perinatal deaths in the non-Western group were intrapartum deaths and warrants further concern.Funding: This project was funded by the Danish Council for Strategic Research as part of the SULIM project.Trial registration: The linkage of data from patient files to data from Statistics Denmark was approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency. Only anonymised data were used.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 63
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Danish Medical Journal
JF - Danish Medical Journal
SN - 2245-1919
IS - 3
M1 - A5197
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ID: 162604807