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Table 2 Distribution of socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of unregistered mothers, by nationality group and Relative Prevalence (RP) compared with NPR registered mother

From: Measuring the invisible: perinatal health outcomes of unregistered women giving birth in Belgium, a population-based study

N = 16,594

Belgium

(n = 3107)

EU15

(n = 4239)

EU27 without EU15

(n = 2324)

East Europe

(n = 1430)

Turkey

(n = 228)

Maghreb (n = 1316)

Sub-Saharan Africa

(n = 1445)

South America

(n = 816)

Middle east

(n = 584)

Other

(n = 623)

Unknown

(n = 482)

% of births

0.47

RP

7.2

RP

7.7

RP

9.4

RP

2.7

RP

3.8

RP

5.5

RP

16.3

RP

5.2

RP

5.6

RP

15.0

RP

Parity

3079

 

4094

 

2313

 

1421

 

225

 

1296

 

1435

 

811

 

573

 

621

 

455

 

 Nulliparity (%)

45.6

1..03

45.9

1..02

49.3

1..03

44.1

1.17

38.7

1.12

49.9

1.31

42.2

1.26

49.8

1.09

37.7

1.02

44.9

0.88

49.5

1.47

 ≥3 children (%)

8.1

1..02

7.6

0..90

8.3

1..42

12.0

0.72

12.9

1.45

9.2

0.77

12.3

0.79

6.0

0.87

12.4

0.88

5.8

1.35

13.6

0.61

Living alone

3066

 

4120

 

2223

 

1358

 

222

 

1262

 

1380

 

795

 

538

 

590

 

223

 

 Yes (%)

17.3

1..47

22.8

2..15

51.6

4..06

43.7

2.57

35.1

6.50

38.3

6.60

59.5

1.58

38.5

2.79

25.7

2.07

29.3

4.37

45.3

1.32

Maternal age

3107

 

4238

 

2324

 

1426

 

228

 

1310

 

1444

 

816

 

583

 

623

 

471

 

 <  20 (%)

2.5

0..96

3.1

1..82

20.7

4..22

14.9

1.57

5.7

1.43

2.4

1.50

4.1

1.12

6.9

2.30

3.4

0.83

1.4

2.09

12.5

1.38

 ≥ 40 (%)

2.1

1..31

3.9

1..11

1.4

0..88

1.3

0.93

2.2

1.57

4.05

1.35

2.2

1.05

1.7

0.50

1.7

1.06

3.5

1.35

2.3

0.82

Maternal education

3107

 

4239

 

2324

 

1430

 

228

 

1316

 

1445

 

816

 

584

 

623

 

482

 

 < primary (%)

1.7

0..74

2.5

0..78

18.3

1..91

21.9

1.06

21.9

1.03

22.1

0.98

20.9

1.05

19.0

2.60

15.1

0.71

7.5

0.82

12.7

0.92

 secondary (%)

42.9

0..99

45.6

1..19

29.2

0..63

34.4

0.88

32.5

0.64

40.0

0.84

36.1

0.81

54.7

1.11

27.9

0.79

28.1

0.84

21.8

1.11

 tertiary (%)

41.9

0..95

35.3

0..89

20.4

0..75

11.1

0.74

18.9

3.00

10.3

0.95

14.6

1.11

11.1

0.41

24.5

1.54

35.4

0.99

7.1

2.63

 Other (%)

13.5

1..36

16.7

0..89

32.1

1..91

32.6

1.29

26.8

1.25

27.7

1.44

28.4

1.26

15.2

0.94

32.5

1.17

28.9

1.33

58.5

0.92

Number of incomes

2817

 

3735

 

1806

 

1001

 

172

 

945

 

1118

 

625

 

427

 

467

 

120

 

 0 incomes (%)

10.3

0..98

14.3

1..32

57.6

4..40

71.4

1.66

52.3

2.14

63.7

2.46

64.9

1.39

58.9

3.73

52.7

1.25

34.9

2.92

57.5

0.86

 1 income (%)

23.0

1..14

27.5

0..91

21.9

0..56

19.9

0.47

33.1

0.52

28.3

0.44

22.5

0.55

26.7

0.59

26.7

0.57

33.0

0.60

20.0

0.71

 2 incomes (%)

66.7

0..96

58.3

0..99

20.4

0..43

8.7

0.59

14.5

1.26

12.5

1.19

12.5

0.99

20.6

0.53

20.6

1.91

32.1

0.97

22.5

4.50

Congenital anomalies

3082

 

4096

 

2314

 

1421

 

226

 

1297

 

1436

 

812

 

575

 

621

 

455

 

 Yes (%)

2.3

3..33

2.6

4..00

1.4

2..19

1.1

1.47

1.9

1.90

1.6

1.82

0.97

1.35

0.99

1.46

2.4

3.24

1.3

2.10

5.5

5.24

Hypertension

3039

 

4045

 

2179

 

1377

 

220

 

1281

 

1417

 

802

 

565

 

618

 

437

 

 Yes (%)

4.5

0..94

3.9

1..08

2.5

0..74

3.5

1.35

1.4

0.52

4.3

1.95

7.1

1.03

6.5

1.67

1.1

0.50

4.05

1.62

3.9

1.03

Diabetes

2977

 

4012

 

2092

 

1347

 

215

 

1247

 

1376

 

797

 

554

 

613

 

428

 

 Yes (%)

5.0

1..03

4.7

0..87

4.0

0..78

4.6

1.07

4.2

0.70

14.3

1.34

7.3

0.94

8.7

1.28

7.0

1.04

7.5

1.07

8.4

0.97

Delivery Mode

3065

 

4087

 

2310

 

1419

 

225

 

1296

 

1434

 

811

 

573

 

620

 

451

 

 Vaginal (%)

78.9

0..98

77.1

0..97

84.8

1..05

83.4

0.99

78.7

0.96

74.5

0.91

67.5

0.98

72.8

1.03

76.6

0.96

72.9

0.98

80.9

1.03

 Caesarean (%)

10.1

1..01

12.2

1..17

6.5

0..68

6.8

0.88

12.9

1.45

10.6

1.28

14.2

1.05

11.8

0.77

11.7

1.07

12.6

1.07

8.0

0.74

 Emergency caesarean (%)

11.1

1..18

10.8

1..05

8.7

0..92

9.8

1.26

8.4

0.91

14.9

1.48

18.3

1.05

15.4

1.10

11.7

1.22

14.5

1.06

11.1

1.02

Perinatal mortality

3107

 

4239

 

2324

 

1430

 

228

 

1316

 

1445

 

816

 

584

 

623

 

482

 

 Yes (%)

2.2

4..31

3.6

7..06

0.86

1..62

0.84

1.62

1.3

1.76

1.3

1.71

1.7

1.87

0.74

1.07

1.0

1.30

0.80

1.51

4.4

0.17

Low birth weight

3087

 

4217

 

2316

 

1425

 

226

 

1310

 

1438

 

814

 

578

 

622

 

472

 

 Yes (%)

9.6

1..75

10.4

2..08

8.8

1..96

7.0

1.63

4.0

0.82

5.65

1.53

10.2

1.55

5.5

1.10

7.4

1.38

7.7

1.45

18.4

0.49

Prematurity

3084

 

4217

 

2310

 

1425

 

225

 

1310

 

1440

 

814

 

578

 

622

 

472

 

 Yes (%)

10.7

1..57

11.7

2..03

12.2

2..07

7.65

1.39

7.6

1.31

7.5

1.69

11.0

1.55

7.7

1.15

8.65

1.52

7.7

1.28

19.7

0.53