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Comparison of Perinatal Outcomes Between Syrian Refugees and Turkish Women in the Middle Anatolia Region of Turkey

verfasst von: Hasan Ali Inal, Zeynep Ozturk Inal

Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Ausgabe 12/2023

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Abstract

Objective

To compare the results of perinatal outcomes between Syrian refugees and Turkish women between 2016 and 2020.

Methods

The birth results of 17,997 participants (Syrian refugees: 3579 and Turkish women: 14,418) who delivered in the Labor Department of our hospital between January 2016 and December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.

Results

Maternal age was younger (24.73 ± 6.08 vs. 27.4 ± 5.91 years, p < 0.001) and adolescent pregnancy rate was higher (19.4% vs. 5.6%, p < 0.001) in Syrian refuges than in Turkish women. Bishop scores on admission (4.6 ± 1.6 vs. 4.4 ± 1.1, p < 0.001), birth weight (3088.19 ± 575.32 g vs. 3109.76 ± 540.89 g, p = 0.044), low birth weight (11.3% vs. 9.7%, p = 0.004), and the rate of primary cesarean deliveries (10.1% vs. 15.8%, p < 0.001) were also statistically different. Additionally, the rates of anemia (65.9% vs. 29.2%, p < 0.001), preeclampsia (1.4% vs. 2.7%, p < 0.001), stillbirth (1.3% vs. 0.6%, p < 0.001), preterm premature rupture of membranes (2.7% vs. 1.9%, p = 0.002), and obstetric complications were different between the groups.

Conclusions

This study showed that inadequate antenatal care, communication and language barrier problems in Syrian refugees caused some adverse perinatal outcomes. All birth data of Syrian refugees must be disclosed by the Ministry of Health to confirm the accuracy of our data.

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Titel: Comparison of Perinatal Outcomes Between Syrian Refugees and Turkish Women in the Middle Anatolia Region of Turkey
verfasst von: Hasan Ali Inal
Zeynep Ozturk Inal
Publikationsdatum: 01.07.2023
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal / Ausgabe 12/2023
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03748-8

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