The provision of epidural analgesia during labor according to maternal birthplace: a Norwegian register study

Abstract Background The provision of epidural analgesia during labor is ideally a shared decision between the woman and her health care provider. However, immigrant characteristics such as maternal birthplace could affect decision-making and thus access to pain relief. We aimed to assess disparities in the provision of epidural analgesia in planned vaginal birth according to maternal region of birth. Methods We performed a nation-wide register study of 842,496 live-born singleton deliveries in Norway between 2000 and 2015. Maternal birthplace was categorized according to the Global Burden of Disease framework. The provision of epidural analgesia was compared in regression models stratified by parity and mode of delivery. Results Compared to native-born women, primiparous women from Latin America/Caribbean countries with an instrumental vaginal delivery were most likely to be provided epidural analgesia (OR 2.12, 95%CI 1.69–2.66), whilst multiparous women from Sub-Saharan Africa with a spontaneous vaginal delivery were least likely to be provided epidural analgesia (OR 0.42, 95% C 0.39–0.44). Longer residence time was associated with a higher likelihood of being provided analgesia, whereas effects of maternal education varied by Global Burden of Disease group. Conclusions Disparities in the likelihood of being provided epidural analgesia were observed by maternal birthplace. Further studies are needed to consider whether the identified disparities represent women’s own preferences or if they are the result of heterogeneous access to analgesia during labor..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth - 20(2020), 1, Seite 10

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Åsa Henning Waldum [VerfasserIn]
Anne Flem Jacobsen [VerfasserIn]
Mirjam Lukasse [VerfasserIn]
Anne Cathrine Staff [VerfasserIn]
Ragnhild Sørum Falk [VerfasserIn]
Siri Vangen [VerfasserIn]
Ingvil Krarup Sørbye [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesia obstetric
Decision making
Delivery obstetric
Gynecology and obstetrics
Immigration
Socioeconomic factors

doi:

10.1186/s12884-020-03021-8

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DOAJ018088724