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. 2012 Jun;102(6):e33–e40. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300606

TABLE 2—

Fetal and Neonatal Outcome Frequencies and Risk Ratios According to Exposure to H1N1 Vaccination During Pregnancy: Ontario, Canada, 2009–2010

H1N1 Influenza Vaccination During Pregnancy
Outcome No (n = 32 230) Yes (n = 23 340)
Preterm birth (< 37 wk)a
 Total no. 32 091 23 280
 No. with outcome (rate/100 live births) 2066 (6.44) 1 376 (5.91)
 Unadjusted RR (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.91 (0.85, 0.98)
 Adjusted RRb (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.95 (0.88, 1.02)
Very preterm birth (< 32 wk)a
 Total no. 32 091 23 280
 No. with outcome (rate/100 live births) 271 (0.84) 141 (0.61)
 Unadjusted RR (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.71 (0.58, 0.88)
 Adjusted RRb (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.73 (0.58, 0.91)
Small for gestational age: below 10th percentilea
 Total no. 32 068 23 265
 No. with outcome (rate/100 live births) 3 149 (9.82) 1 937 (8.33)
 Unadjusted RR (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.83 (0.79, 0.88)
 Adjusted RRc (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.90 (0.85, 0.96)
Small for gestational age: below 3rd percentilea
 Total no. 32 068 23 265
 No. with outcome (rate/100 live births) 864 (2.69) 466 (2.00)
 Unadjusted RR (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.74 (0.65, 0.83)
 Adjusted RRc (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.81 (0.72, 0.92)
5-minute Apgar score below 7a
 Total no. 31 984 23 220
 No. with outcome (rate/100 live births) 413 (1.29) 277 (1.19)
 Unadjusted RR (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.92 (0.79, 1.08)
 Adjusted RRd (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.97 (0.82, 1.14)
Fetal death
 Total no. 32 230 23 340
 No. with outcome (rate/1000 total births) 139 (4.31) 60 (2.57)
 Unadjusted RR (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.60 (0.44, 0.81)
 Adjusted RRe (95% CI) 1.00 (Ref) 0.66 (0.47, 0.91)

Note. CI = confidence interval; RR = risk ratio. All adjusted models include maternal age, family income, and education.

a

Among live births only.

b

Also adjusted for chronic hypertension, pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, history of preterm birth, and maternal smoking.

c

Also adjusted for neighborhood immigrant concentration, chronic hypertension, and maternal smoking.

d

Also adjusted for neighborhood immigrant concentration, maternal high-risk medical comorbidity, obstetrical complications, intrapartum complications, and gestational age at birth.

e

Also adjusted for maternal smoking.