Table 6.
differences in pregnancy outcomes between different origins
| Characteristics | Eritrea (n = 65) |
Syria (n = 75) |
Middle east (n = 75) |
Sub-Saharan Africa (n = 50) |
Eastern Europe (n = 43) |
Other (n = 18) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 0.592 | ||||||
| Median | 25 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | |
| Range | 17–42 | 14–41 | 17–41 | 19–41 | 18–38 | 18–40 | |
| Adolescent pregnancy | 6 (9.2) | 7 (9.3) | 6 (8.0) | 2 (4.0) | 4 (9.3) | 2 (11.1) | 0.895 |
| Parity | 0.001 | ||||||
| Nulliparous | 44 (67.7) | 31 (41.3) | 42 (56.0) | 26 (52.0) | 11 (25.6) | 8 (44.4) | |
| Low multiparous (1,2,3) | 20 (30.8) | 41(54.7) | 25 (33.3) | 22 (44.0) | 28 (65.1) | 9 (50.0) | |
| Grand multipara (≥4) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (4.0) | 8 (10.7) | 2 (4.0) | 4 (9.3) | 1 (5.6) | |
| Maternal mortality | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
| Perinatal mortality | 1 (1.5) | 4 (5.3) | 3 (4.0) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.535 |
| Gestational age at delivery in days | 0.034 | ||||||
| Median | 280 | 275 | 275 | 279 | 279 | 270 | |
| Range | 203–302 | 175–295 | 167–294 | 166–302 | 229–294 | 251–294 | |
| Uncertain due date | 29 (44.6) | 20 (26.7) | 25 (33.3) | 17 (34.0) | 7 (16.3) | 8 (44.4) | 0.036 |
| Prematurity (< 37 weeks) | 6 (9.2) | 9 (12.0) | 5 (6.7) | 7 (14.0) | 6 (14.0) | 4 (22.2) | 0.452 |
| Birth weighta | 0.122 | ||||||
| Median | 3343 | 3200 | 3300 | 3140 | 3320 | 3123 | |
| Range | 1665–4320 | 780–4245 | 1780–4395 | 1415–4360 | 1662–5050 | 2305–4685 | |
| SGAb | 8 (12.3) | 9 (12.0) | 6 (8.0) | 7 (14.0) | 6 (14.0) | 3 (16.7) | 0.892 |
| APGAR score after 5 min | 0.491 | ||||||
| Median (Mean) | 10 (9.31) | 10 (9.24) | 10 (9.29) | 10 (9.00) | 10 (9.58) | 10 (9.61) | |
| Range | 0–10 | 0–10 | 0–10 | 0–10 | 6–10 | 4–10 | |
| Postnatal hospitalization mother in daysc | 0.168 | ||||||
| Median (Mean) | 1.5 (2.17) | 1 (2.51) | 1 (1.88) | 2 (2.21) | 1 (2.00) | 2 (3.06) | |
| Range | 0–10 | 0–20 | 0–10 | 0–10 | 0–12 | 1–8 | |
| IUFD | 1 (1.5) | 3 (4.0) | 2 (2.7) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.734 |
| Start of labour | 0.534 | ||||||
| Spontaneous start | 30 (46.2) | 32 (42.7) | 45 (60.0) | 25 (50.0) | 23 (53.5) | 8 (44.4) | |
| Inducing labour | 29 (44.6) | 31 (41.3) | 24 (32.0) | 18 (36.0) | 16 (37.2) | 6 (33.3) | |
| Primary caesarean section | 6 (9.2) | 12 (16.0) | 6 (8.0) | 7 (14.0) | 4 (9.3) | 4 (22.2) | |
| Mode of delivery | 0.529 | ||||||
| Spontaneous birth | 30 (46.2) | 41 (54.7) | 47 (62.7) | 25 (50.0) | 29 (67.4) | 9 (50.0) | |
| Vacuum or forceps assisted delivery | 16 (24.6) | 12 (16.0) | 13 (17.3) | 9 (18.0) | 5 (11.6) | 4 (22.2) | |
| Caesarean section | 19 (29.2) | 22 (29.3) | 15 (20.0) | 16 (32.0) | 9 (20.9) | 5 (27.8) | |
| Pain management | |||||||
| Opioid analgesic | 22 (33.8) | 14 (18.7) | 23 (30.7) | 15 (30.0) | 8 (18.6) | 7 (38.9) | 0.174 |
| Epidural | 6 (9.2) | 26 (34.7) | 23 (30.7) | 10 (20.0) | 9 (20.9) | 2 (11.1) | 0.005 |
Data are expressed as n (%) except where otherwise indicated
SGA Small for gestational age, IUFD, Intrauterine foetal death
Missing data: 18 asylum seeking women had no recorded country of origin so were not included in this table
aMissing data: 1 Middle Eastern and 1 Sub Saharan Africa
bMissing data: 10 Eritrea, 11 Syria, 9 Middle Eastern, 5 Sub Saharan Africa, 5 Eastern Europe and 2 other
cMissing data: 1 Eritrea, 1 Syria, 6 Middle Eastern, 3 Sub Saharan Africa, 3 Eastern Europe and 2 other