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. 2024 Aug 10;10:100261. doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2024.100261

Table 3.

Rates of secondary outcomes in forced migrants (FM), non-migrants (NM), and resident migrants (RM).

Group
FM
NM
RM
% 95 % CI % 95 % CI % 95 %CI
Maternal outcomes
Late start of antenatal care 29.4 28.5–30.3 6.7 6.6–6.9 15.5 15.1–15.9
Mode of birth (start) Spontaneous 64.1 63.4–64.9 69.9 69·8–70.0 68.0 67.8–68.2
Induction of birth 20.2 19.6–20.8 21.8 21.7–21.9 21.8 21.6–22.0
Planned CS 14.3 13.7–14.8 7.8 7.7–7.8 9.6 9.5–9.7
Mode of birth (end) Spontaneous 69.1 68.4–69.8 76.2 76.1–76.3 73.2 73.0–73.4
Instrumental birth 5.9 5.5–6.3 7.6 7.5–7.6 6.7 6.6–6.8
Emergency CS 9.3 8.9–9.8 7.9 7.8–8.0 9.8 9.7–10.0
Intrapartum analgesics None 28.9 28.3–29.6 26.9 26.7–27.0 26.0 25.7–26.3
Epidural anesthesia* 17.4 16.8–18.0 18.8 18.7–18.9 22.3 22.1–22.5
General anesthesia 2.2 2.0–2.5 0.8 0.8–0.9 1.2 1.1–1.2
Analgesics in emergency CS General anesthesia 11.2 9.7–13.0 6.3 6.1–6.5 6.8 6.5–7.2
Other 88.8 88.3–89.3 93.7 93.5–93.9 93.2 89.9–93.4
Postpartum hemorrhage 3.9 3.6–4.2 6.8 6.8–6.9 5.8 5.7–5.9
Obstetric anal sphincter injury 1.8 1.6–2.0 2.1 2.0–2.1 1.8 1.8–1.9
Perinatal outcomes
Postterm birth 1.0 0.9–1.2 0.5 0.5–0.5 0.6 0.6–0.6
Low Apgar score 2.6 2.4–2.9 1.7 1.7–1.7 2.1 2.0–2.1
NICU admissions 3.7 3.4–4.0 3.8 3.7–3.8 4.3 4.2–4.4

All data are reported as proportions (%, [95 % confidence intervals]).

Only the use of epidural anesthesia in labor (excluding CS) is reported.

CS = Cesarean section.

NICU = Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.