Comparison of maternal and newborn outcomes of Tibetan and Han Chinese delivering in Lhasa, Tibet.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes of Tibetan and Han Chinese women delivering vaginally at high altitude (3650 meters) in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.

Method

Comparative analysis of data from a prospective observational study of Tibetan (n = 938) and Han Chinese (n = 146) women delivering at three hospitals between January 2004 and May 2005.

Results

Han Chinese women had higher rates of pre-eclampsia/gestational hypertension than Tibetan women, (10.3% vs 5.9%, P = 0.04). There was no difference in rates of postpartum hemorrhage between Tibetan and Han women (12.8% vs 17.1%, P = 0.15). Han newborns weighed significantly less than Tibetan newborns (P < 0.01), and were twice as likely to be small for gestational age, (24.5% vs 1

SUBMITTER: Miller S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2789738 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature