Perinatal complications among ethnic Somalis in Norway (2002)
This study is a Explanatory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Vangen Siri,Camilla Stoltenberg,R. Elise B. Johansen,Johanne Sundby,and Babill Stray‐Pedersen
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Obstretric.
Objective: To examine the risk of perinatal complications among ethnic Somalis and to discuss its relation to circumcision.
Study Population: all births to women born in Somalia (1733) and Norway (702 192) from 1986 to 1998
Findings: Perinatal complications were more frequent among women of Somali origin than among ethnic Norwegians. These included induction of labor,fetal distress,secondary arrest,prolonged second stage of labor,operative delivery and perinatal death. Particularly elevated odds ratios were found for fetal distress (odds ratio=2.6,95% confidence interval (CI); 2.2–3.0),emergency cesarean sections (odds ratio=3.0,95% confidence interval 2.6–3.4),Apgar scores below seven (odds ratio = 3.1,95% confidence interval 2.4–4.0) and prelabor fetal deaths (odds ratio=2.5,95% confidence interval 1.7–3.7).
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Europe
Country(ies):Norway