Profiles of pregnant women encountering motor vehicle crashes in Taiwan, 2008-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding demographic profiles is essential to the assessment of health burden imposed by motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) on pregnant women. However, Asian studies that have examined it are lacking. The study aimed to describe the demographic characteristics and prevalence of MVCs involving pregnant women in Taiwan.

Methods

A cross-sectional study conducted by the Taiwan Birth Notification dataset from 2008 to 2017 was linked with the police-reported traffic collision registry to identify pregnant women involved in MVCs. The pregnant women were categorized according to their gestational age, age at delivery, the role of road user (driver, passenger, or pedestrian), and vehicle types (car, two-wheeled motor vehicle, or others). A chi-square test was performed for

SUBMITTER: Chang YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10731885 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature