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ArticleCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2013

Rates of stillbirth by gestational age and cause in Inuit and First Nations populations in Quebec.

Nathalie Auger, Alison L Park, Hamado Zoungrana, Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh, Zhong-Cheng Luo

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Article in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Differences in obstetric care among nulliparous First Nations and non-First Nations women in British Columbia, Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2016
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nathalie AugerInstitut national de santé publique du Québec, Montréal, Que. nathalie.auger@inspq.qc.ca
Alison L Park
Hamado Zoungrana
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh
Zhong-Cheng Luo
Institut National de Santé Publique · CIUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInuit and First Nations populations have higher rates of stillbirth than non-Aboriginal populations in Canada do, but little is known about the timing and cause of stillbirth in Aboriginal populations. We compared gestational age- and cause-specific stillbirth rates in Inuit and First Nations populations with the rates in the non-Aboriginal population in Quebec.

methodsData included singleton stillbirths and live births at 24 or more gestational weeks among Quebec residents from 1981 to 2009. We calculated odds ratios (ORs), rate differences and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the retrospective cohort of Inuit and First Nations births relative to non-Aboriginal births using fetuses at risk (i.e., ongoing pregnancies) as denominators and adjusting for maternal characteristics. The main outcomes were stillbirth by gestational age (24-27, 28-36, ≥ 37 wk) and cause of death.

resultsRates of stillbirth per 1000 births were greater among Inuit (6.8) and First Nations (5.7) than among non-Aboriginal (3.6) residents. Relative to the non-Aboriginal population, the risk of stillbirth was greater at term (≥ 37 wk) than before term for both Inuit (OR 3.1, 95% CI 1.9 to 4.8) and First Nations (OR 2.6, 95% CI 2.1 to 3.3) populations. Causes most strongly associated with stillbirth were poor fetal growth, placental disorders and congenital anomalies among the Inuit, and hypertension and diabetes among the First Nations residents.

interpretationStillbirth rates in Aboriginal populations were particularly high at term gestation. Poor fetal growth, placental disorders and congenital anomalies were important causes of stillbirth among the Inuit, and diabetic and hypertensive complications were important causes in the First Nations population. Prevention may require improvements in pregnancy and obstetric care.

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Cause of DeathGestational AgeAdultFemaleHumansIndians, North AmericanInuitOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsQuebecRetrospective StudiesStillbirthYoung Adult

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PMID23422443
PMCPMC3612170
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