Obstetric care for resident immigrant women in Argentina compared with Argentine women

Vetter, Courtney L.; Gibbons, Luz; Bonotti, Ana María; Klein, Karen; Belizán, José M.; Althabe, Fernando

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.03.018

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“…The main characteristics of the selected studies have been outlined in Table 1 . The studies were conducted in Europe ( n = 37; Spain [ 23 , 33 ], Finland [ 25 , 34 ], Israel [ 9 , 15 ], Turkey [ 22 , 24 , 35 – 38 ], Sweden [ 12 , 13 , 39 , 40 ], Norway [ 16 , 19 , 41 – 45 ], Belgium [ 17 , 18 , 45 , 46 ], United Kingdom [ 45 , 47 ], Netherlands [ 20 , 45 ], Denmark [ 45 , 48 ], Switzerland [ 45 ], Austria [ 45 ], Germany [ 45 ] and Italy [ 49 ]), America ( n = 8; Canada [ 21 , 26 , 50 ], USA [ 51 – 53 ] and Argentina [ 4 , 54 ]), Australia ( n = 5) [ 8 , 10 , 11 , 14 , 55 ]), and Taiwan ( n = 1) [ 56 , 57 ]. The results of quality appraisals of the included studies have been summarized in Supplementary Tables S1, S2 .…”

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“…The results of quality appraisals of the included studies have been summarized in Supplementary Tables S1, S2 . A total of 38 (84%) studies had high [ 4 , 8 – 19 , 21 , 23 , 25 , 26 , 33 – 36 , 39 – 48 , 50 – 53 , 55 – 57 ], 7 (16%) had moderate quality [ 20 , 22 , 24 , 37 , 38 , 49 , 54 ], and no study had low quality.…”

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“…Stillbirth refers to a baby born dead after the 28th week of gestation and neonatal mortality is considered death in the first 28 days of life. As important indicators of the quality of antenatal, obstetric, and perinatal care, they reflect the overall health status in the community [ 4 ]. Also, they are linked to the effective maternal and neonatal care throughout the continuum of care initiated from the pregestational period until postpartum [ 5 – 7 ].…”

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“…Some studies show that perinatal mortality among these newborns generally occur more frequently than the newborns of women in host countries [ 8 – 20 ]. Other studies show that immigrant women have the same or even less perinatal mortality than native-origin women [ 4 , 21 – 26 ]. Given the lack of conclusive evidence, this systemic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the risk stillbirth, and perinatal and neonatal mortality in immigrant women compared to native-origin women in host countries.…”

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Risk of Stillbirth, Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality in Immigrant Women

Behboudi‐Gandevani¹,

Panahi²,

Mardani³

et al. 2022

Int J Public Health

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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the risk of stillbirth, perinatal and neonatal mortality in immigrant women compared to native-origin women in host countries.Methods: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis was conducted. Relevant studies were identified using a thorough literature search and their quality was appraised. The analysis of heterogeneous data was carried out using the random effects model and publication bias was assessed using the Harbord-test. Also, the pooled odds ratio of events was calculated through the DerSimonian and Laird, and inverse variance methods.Results: In the search process 45 studies were retrieved consisting of 8,419,435 immigrant women and 40,113,869 native-origin women. The risk of stillbirth (Pooled OR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.22–1.50), perinatal mortality (Pooled OR = 1.50, 95% CI = 1.35–1.68), and neonatal mortality (Pooled OR = 1.09, 95% CI = 1.00–1.19) in the immigrant women were significantly higher than the native-origin women in host countries. According to the sensitivity analyses, all results were highly consistent with the main data analysis results.Conclusion: The immigrant women compared to the native-origin women had the higher risks of stillbirth, perinatal and neonatal mortality. Healthcare providers and policy makers should improve the provision of maternal and neonatal healthcare for the immigrant population.

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Risk of Stillbirth, Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality in Immigrant Women

Behboudi‐Gandevani¹,

Panahi²,

Mardani³

et al. 2022

Int J Public Health

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“…The healthcare system has 3 sectors: the labour union insurance funds, the public sector, and the private sector [ 10 ]. Women receiving care in public hospitals in Argentina typically are identified as belonging to a lower-middle socioeconomic class.…”

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Gaps between calcium recommendations to prevent pre-eclampsia and current intakes in one hospital in Argentina

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BackgroundHypertensive disorders are a major cause of maternal mortality. In Latin America and the Caribbean, pre-eclampsia accounts for approximately one in every four maternal deaths. The World Health Organization recommends calcium supplementation during pregnancy for the prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in locations where dietary calcium intake is low. Calcium intake in Argentina is reported to be below WHO recommended levels; however, calcium intake from supplements and water has not been fully evaluated. The objective of this study was to evaluate calcium intake from supplements and water in a group of pregnant women.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted at a maternity hospital in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Questionnaires were verbally administered to women attending a routine antenatal care visit. Participants were 18 years of age or older and in their third trimester of pregnancy. Participants were first interviewed to evaluate nutritional supplement consumption and a subgroup was invited to undergo a 24-hour dietary recall.Results137 women meeting inclusion criteria consented to participate. The average participant age was 27 years (SD ± 5.9), and all resided in an urban setting. None of the subjects took calcium supplements specifically, although 24 (17%) recalled taking supplements or antacids which contributed to their calcium intake. Mean calcium intake was 663mg SD ±389 for those women completing the 24-hour dietary recall,. This value increased to 706 mg SD ±387 upon considering water intake and measuring chemical composition of water from the areas where women lived at the time of the interview and was further increased to 719 mg (SD ±392) when calcium from supplements was taken into consideration.ConclusionsNone of the subjects were consuming calcium supplements. Taking into account the low calcium intake in this population, diverse strategies would be required to comply with recommendations.

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Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and International Immigration Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Behboudi‐Gandevani

Panahi

Mardani

et al. 2022

Annals of Global Health

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Background: Disparities in health outcomes between immigrant and native-origin populations, particularly pregnant women, pose significant challenges to healthcare systems. The aim of this systematic-review and meta-analysis was to investigate the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among immigrant-women compared to native-origin women in the host country.Methods: PubMed (including MEDLINE), Scopus, and Web of Science were searched to retrieve studies published in English language up to September 2020. All observational studies examining the prevalence of at least one of the short-term single pregnancy outcomes for immigrants who crossed international borders compared to native-origin pregnant population were included. The meta-prop method was used for the pooledestimation of adverse pregnancy-outcomes' prevalence. For pool-effect estimates, the association between the immigration-status and outcomes of interest, the randomeffects model was applied using the model described by DerSimonian and Laird. I 2 statistic was used to assess heterogeneity. The publication bias was assessed using the Harbord-test. Meta-regression was performed to explore the effect of geographical region as the heterogeneity source.Findings: This review involved 11 320 674 pregnant women with an immigrationbackground and 56 102 698 pregnant women as the native-origin population. The risk of emergency cesarean section (Pooled-OR = 1.1, 95%CI = 1.0-1.2), shoulder dystocia (Pooled-OR = 1.1, 95%CI = 1.0-1.3), gestational diabetes mellites (Pooled-OR = 1.4, 95%CI = 1.2-1.6), small for gestational age (Pooled-OR=1.3, 95%CI = 1.1-0.4), 5-min Apgar less than 7 (Pooled-OR = 1.2, 95%CI = 1.0-1.3) and oligohydramnios (Pooled-OR = 1.8, 95%CI = 1.0-3.3) in the immigrant women were significantly higher than those with the native origin background. The immigrant women had a lower risk of labor induction (Pooled-OR = *Author affiliations can be found in the back matter of this article 2 Behboudi-Gandevani et al.

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Obstetric care for resident immigrant women in Argentina compared with Argentine women

Abstract: There were few clinically significant differences in medical care between Argentine women and resident immigrant women during the prepartum and intrapartum periods.

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Risk of Stillbirth, Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality in Immigrant Women

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Risk of Stillbirth, Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality in Immigrant Women

Gaps between calcium recommendations to prevent pre-eclampsia and current intakes in one hospital in Argentina

Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and International Immigration Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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