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. 2023 Apr 26;23:289. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05604-7

Table 3.

Association between PPFU inclusion and poor neonatal outcomes

Premature birth (< 37 weeks)
N = 3958 OR aOR PSaOR
PPFU 0.77 [0.57—1.02] 0.66[0.49–0.89]** 0.63[0.46–0.86]**
Social deprivation indexa 1.08 [1.01 – 1.16]* 1.16[1.04–1.30]*
Maternal age 1.03 [1.01 – 1.04]*** 1.03[1.01–1.05]**
Parity 1.00 [0.93—1.07] 0.91[0.83–0.98]*
Pre-pregnancy body mass index (kg/m2) 1.01 [0.99—1.03] 0.99[0.98–1.01]
Maternal origin
 Caucasian ref ref
 Asian 1.17 [0.84—1.61] 1.18[0.84–1.63]
 Sub-Saharan Africa 1.13 [0.91—1.40] 1.15[0.92–1.44]
High medical risk level before pregnancyb 2.46 [1.92—3.12]*** 2.44[1.89–3.12]***
High obstetrical risk level before pregnancyc 1.67 [1.35—2.07]*** 1.58[1.26–1.98]***
Premature birth (< 34 weeks)
N = 3958 OR aOR PSaOR
PPFU 0.65 [0.43—0.95]* 0.53[0.34–0.79]** 0.52[0.34–0.78]**
Social deprivation indexa 1.18 [1.02—1.36]* 1.28[1.11–1.49]**
Maternal age 1.04 [1.01—1.06]** 1.05[1.02–1.07]***
Parity 1.03 [1.01—1.05]* 0.77[0.68–0.86]***
Pre-pregnancy body mass index (kg/m2) 1.04 [1.02 – 1.06] 1.02[0.99–1.04]
Maternal origin
 Caucasian ref ref
 Asian 1.30 [0.84—1.96] 1.31[0.84–1.98]
 Sub-Saharan Africa 1.37 [1.04—1.82]* 1.47[1.10–1.97]**
High medical risk level before pregnancyb 2.26 [1.77 – 2.86]*** 2.45[1.77–3.34]***
High obstetrical risk level before pregnancyc 1.83 [1.50 – 2.23]*** 1.70[1.27–2.26]***
Small for gestational aged
N = 3958 OR aOR PSaOR
PPFU 1.17 [0.96 – 1.42] 1.06 [0.86 – 1.30] 1.07 [0.86 – 1.33]
Social deprivation indexa 1.09 [1.00 – 1.18]* 1.07 [0.98 – 1.16]
Maternal age 0.99 [0.98 – 1.00] 1.01 [0.99 – 1.02]
Parity 0.87 |0.82 – 0.92]*** 0.87 [0.81 – 0.93]***
Pre-pregnancy body mass index (kg/m2) 0.96 [0.95 – 0.97]*** 0.96 [0.95 – 0.98]***
Maternal origin
 Caucasian ref ref
 Asian 1.27 [0.99 – 1.63] 1.27 [0.98 – 1.62]
 Sub-Saharan Africa 1.36 [1.16 – 1.60]*** 1.45 [1.22 – 1.71]***
High medical risk level before pregnancyb 1.14 [0.91 – 1.41] 1.20 [0.96 – 1.50]
High obstetrical risk level before pregnancyc 0.83 [0.70 – 1.00] 0.93 [0.78 – 1.12]

PPFU Personalized pregnancy follow-up

OR Odd ratio

aOR Adjusted OR, adjustment on maternal age, parity, SDI, BMI, high medical risk level before pregnancy and high obstetrical risk level before pregnancy

PSaOR Propensity score adjusted OR, patients in the PPFU group were matched to two patients in the standard care group based on maternal age, parity, BMI, high medical risk level before pregnancy and high obstetrical risk level before pregnancy

*p < 0.05

**p < 0.01

***p < 0.001

asimple sum of 4 deprivation dimensions: social isolation, poor or insecure housing condition, not work-related household income, and no permanent heath care insurance

bdefined as the presence of one or more of: history of cardiac disease, hypertension, diabetes, venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, Graves’ disease, asthma, homozygous sickle cell anemia, thrombocytopenia, coagulation disorder, a rare or systemic disease, nephropathy, HIV infection, psychiatric disease

cdefined by a history of one or more of the following: pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, preterm delivery, fetal or neonatal death

dSmall for gestational was defined by a birthweight < to the 10th percentile according to the WHO fetal growth charts