Increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcome among Somali immigrants in Washington state

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 475-482

  Johnson, E Blair ^a   Reed, Susan D ^a,b   Hitti, Jane ^a,b   Batra, Maneesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth outcomes; Culture; Female circumcision; Pregnancy complications; Somali

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PERINEUM INJURY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CESAREAN SECTION; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOMALIA; WASHINGTON;

EID: 23844449307     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. P. Wise The importance of extreme prematurity and low birthweight to US neonatal mortality patterns: implications for prenatal care and women's health J Am Med Womens Assoc 50 1995 152 155
2. J. Chang, L.D. Elam-Evans, C.J. Berg, J. Herndon, L. Flowers, and K.A. Seed Reproductive health contents and maternal mortality: pregnancy-related mortality surveillance - United States,1991-1999 MMWR 52 2003 1 8
3. S. Vangen, C. Stoltenberg, R.E. Johansen, J. Sundby, and B. Stray-Pedersen Perinatal complications among ethnic Somalis in Norway Acta Obstet Gynecol Scan 81 2002 317 322
4. L.Y. Hakim Impact of female genital mutilation on maternal and neonatal outcomes during parturition East Afr Med J 78 2001 255 258
5. U. Larsen, and F.E. Okonofua Female circumcision and obstetric complications Int J Gynaecol Obstet 77 2002 255 265
6. S. De Silva Obstetric sequelae of female circumcision Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 32 1989 233 240
7. R. Knight, A. Hotchin, C. Bayly, and S. Grover Female genital mutilation - experience of the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 39 1999 50 54
8. B. Chalmers 432 Somali women's birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation Birth 27 2000 227 234
9. U. Elchalal, B. Ben-Ami, R. Gillis, and A. Brzezinski Ritualistic female genital mutilation: current status and future outlook Obstet Gynecol Surv 52 1997 643 651
10. N. Toubia Female circumcision as a public health issue N Engl J Med 331 1994 712 716
11. F. Bayoudh, S.M. Barrak, N. Ben Fredj, R. Allani, and M. Hamdi Study of a custom in Somalia: the circumcision of girls Med Trop 55 1995 238 242
12. D.M. Parrish, V.L. Holt, F.A. Connell, B. Williams, and J.P. LoGerfo Variations in the accuracy of obstetrics procedures and diagnoses on birth records in Washington State, 1989 Am J Epidemiol 138 1993 119 127