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The Effect of Ethnic Variation on the Success of Induced Labour in Nulliparous Women with Postdates Pregnancies
Joint Authors
Antonakou, Angeliki
Papoutsis, Dimitrios
Tzavara, Chara
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To identify the potential effect of ethnic variation on the success of induction of labour in nulliparous women with postdates pregnancies.
Study Design.
This was an observational cohort study of women being induced for postdates pregnancies (≥41 weeks) between 2007 and 2013.
Women induced for stillbirths and with multiple pregnancies were excluded.
The primary objective was to identify the effect of ethnicity on the caesarean section (CS) delivery rates in this cohort of women.
Results.
1,636 nulliparous women were identified with a mean age of 27.2 years.
95.8% of the women were of White ethnic origin, 2.6% were Asian, and 1.6% were of Black ethnic origin.
The CS delivery rate was 24.4% in the total sample.
Women of Black ethnic origin had a 3.26 times greater likelihood for CS in comparison to White women, after adjusting for maternal age, BMI, smoking, presence of meconium, use of epidural analgesia, fetal gender, birth weight, and head circumference (adjusted OR = 3.26; 95% CI: 1.31–8.08, p = 0.011).
Conclusion.
We have found that nulliparous women of Black ethnicity demonstrate an almost threefold increased risk of caesarean section delivery when induced for postdates pregnancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Papoutsis, Dimitrios& Antonakou, Angeliki& Tzavara, Chara. 2016. The Effect of Ethnic Variation on the Success of Induced Labour in Nulliparous Women with Postdates Pregnancies. Scientifica،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117997
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Papoutsis, Dimitrios…[et al.]. The Effect of Ethnic Variation on the Success of Induced Labour in Nulliparous Women with Postdates Pregnancies. Scientifica No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117997
American Medical Association (AMA)
Papoutsis, Dimitrios& Antonakou, Angeliki& Tzavara, Chara. The Effect of Ethnic Variation on the Success of Induced Labour in Nulliparous Women with Postdates Pregnancies. Scientifica. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117997
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1117997