Pregnancy outcomes among women born in Somalia and Sweden giving birth in the Stockholm area - a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies report that women born in some African countries, after migrating to the Nordic countries, have worse pregnancy outcomes than women born in the receiving countries. With the aim of identifying unmet needs among Somali-born women, we here study this subgroup.

Objective

We compared pregnancy outcomes among women born in Somalia to women born in Sweden. Further, we investigated whether the proactive maternal observation of fetal movements has effects on birth outcomes among women born in Somalia.

Methods

In Stockholm, half of the maternity clinics were randomized to intervention, in which midwives were instructed to be proactive towards women by promoting daily self-monitoring of fetal movements. Data for 623 women born in Somalia and 26 485 born in Sw

SUBMITTER: Akselsson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7480426 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature