Stillbirth in an Anglophone minority of Canada
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Stillbirth in an Anglophone minority of Canada. / Auger, Nathalie; Daniel, Mark; Mortensen, Laust Hvas; Toa-Lou, Clarisse; Costopoulos, André.
I: International Journal of Public Health (Print Edition), Bind 60, Nr. 3, 03.2015, s. 353-362.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Stillbirth in an Anglophone minority of Canada
AU - Auger, Nathalie
AU - Daniel, Mark
AU - Mortensen, Laust Hvas
AU - Toa-Lou, Clarisse
AU - Costopoulos, André
PY - 2015/3
Y1 - 2015/3
N2 - OBJECTIVES: We assessed trends in stillbirth over time for Francophones and Anglophones of Quebec, a large Canadian province with publically funded health care and an English-speaking minority.METHODS: We calculated stillbirth rates for Francophones and Anglophones, and estimated hazard ratios (HR) by decade from 1981 to 2010, adjusting for maternal characteristics. We analyzed temporal trends by gestational interval and cause of fetal death.RESULTS: Stillbirth rates decreased in Quebec during the three decades, due to improved rates in Francophones. Rates decreased for Anglophones in 1991-2000, but increased in 2001-2010 at term, during the second trimester, and for most causes of fetal death. In the 2000s, the hazard of stillbirth for Anglophones was nearly the same as the hazard for Francophones in the 1980s (HR 0.93, 95 % confidence interval 0.82, 1.05).CONCLUSIONS: Stillbirth rates declined in both Francophones and Anglophones before the turn of the century, but increased thereafter for Anglophones, suggesting that linguistic inequalities in stillbirth may be emerging in Quebec. Linguistic status may be a useful marker for surveillance of inequalities in stillbirth.
AB - OBJECTIVES: We assessed trends in stillbirth over time for Francophones and Anglophones of Quebec, a large Canadian province with publically funded health care and an English-speaking minority.METHODS: We calculated stillbirth rates for Francophones and Anglophones, and estimated hazard ratios (HR) by decade from 1981 to 2010, adjusting for maternal characteristics. We analyzed temporal trends by gestational interval and cause of fetal death.RESULTS: Stillbirth rates decreased in Quebec during the three decades, due to improved rates in Francophones. Rates decreased for Anglophones in 1991-2000, but increased in 2001-2010 at term, during the second trimester, and for most causes of fetal death. In the 2000s, the hazard of stillbirth for Anglophones was nearly the same as the hazard for Francophones in the 1980s (HR 0.93, 95 % confidence interval 0.82, 1.05).CONCLUSIONS: Stillbirth rates declined in both Francophones and Anglophones before the turn of the century, but increased thereafter for Anglophones, suggesting that linguistic inequalities in stillbirth may be emerging in Quebec. Linguistic status may be a useful marker for surveillance of inequalities in stillbirth.
U2 - 10.1007/s00038-015-0650-6
DO - 10.1007/s00038-015-0650-6
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25588815
VL - 60
SP - 353
EP - 362
JO - International Journal of Public Health (Print Edition)
JF - International Journal of Public Health (Print Edition)
SN - 1661-8556
IS - 3
ER -
ID: 137669185