An in-depth analysis of perinatal related mortality among women of South Asian ethnicity in Aotearoa New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International and national New Zealand (NZ) research has identified women of South Asian ethnicity at increased risk of perinatal mortality, in particular stillbirth, with calls for increased perinatal research among this ethnic group. We aimed to analyse differences in pregnancy outcomes and associated risk factors between South Asian, Māori, Pacific and NZ European women in Aotearoa NZ, with a focus on women of South Asian ethnicity, to ultimately understand the distinctive pathways leading to adverse events.

Methods

Clinical data from perinatal deaths between 2008 and 2017 were provided by the NZ Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee, while national maternity and neonatal data, and singleton birth records from the same decade, were linked using the

SUBMITTER: de Graaff E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364368 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature