Antenatal health and perinatal outcomes of Pacific Islander women in Australia with and without gestational diabetes : A ten-year retrospective cohort study

© 2024 The Authors. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists..

BACKGROUND: Pacific Islander (PI) women in Australia have an increased risk of gestational diabetes (GDM); however, their perinatal outcomes are poorly understood.

AIM: The aim was to determine the maternal characteristics and perinatal outcomes of PI women with and without GDM compared to Australian/European (AE)-born women.

METHODS: A retrospective analysis of perinatal outcomes of singleton deliveries >20 weeks' gestation between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2020 was conducted at a tertiary provider (Melbourne, Australia). Antenatal details and birth outcomes were extracted from the Birth Outcome Systems database. t-Tests and χ2, univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses assessed the relationship between ethnicity and outcomes.

RESULTS: Of 52,795 consecutive births, 24,860 AE women (13.3% with GDM) and 1207 PI-born women (20.1% with GDM) were compared. PI women had significantly greater pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and significantly lower rates of smoking and nulliparity. PI women with GDM had higher rates of pre-eclampsia (P < 0.001), large-for-gestational age (LGA) neonates (P = 0.037) and neonatal hypoglycaemia (P = 0.017) but lower rates of small-for-gestational age neonates (P = 0.034). Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)/special care nursery requirements did not increase. After having adjusted for covariates, PI women's risk of LGA neonates (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.06, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.86-1.31) was attenuated; however, risk of pre-eclampsia (aOR: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.01-2.21) and neonatal hypoglycaemia (aOR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.01-1.96) still increased. They were less likely to require a primary caesarean section (aOR: 0.86, 95% CI: 0.73-0.99).

CONCLUSION: PI women have higher BMI and GDM rates, contributing to an increased likelihood of adverse perinatal outcomes. BMI is a modifiable risk factor that could be addressed prenatally.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology - (2024) vom: 25. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jones, Annabel S [VerfasserIn]
Deitch, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Yates, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Hamblin, Peter Shane [VerfasserIn]
Teale, Glyn [VerfasserIn]
Kevat, Dev [VerfasserIn]
Lee, I-Lynn [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Body mass index
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Journal Article
Pacific Islander
Perinatal outcomes
Pre‐eclampsia

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/ajo.13826

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NLM371499852