Differential rates of cesarean delivery by maternal geographical origin: a cohort study in France.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In many Western countries, higher rates of cesarean have been described among migrant women compared to natives of receiving countries. We aimed to estimate this difference comparing women originating from France and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), identify the clinical situations explaining most of this difference and assess whether maternal origin was independently associated with cesarean risk.

Methods

The PreCARE prospective multicenter cohort study was conducted in 2010-2012 in the north Paris area. Our sample was restricted to 1500 women originating from Sub-Saharan Africa and 2206 from France. Profiles of cesarean section by maternal origin were described by the Robson classification. Independent associations between maternal origin and 1) cesarean before labor v

SUBMITTER: Linard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6598349 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature