Setting targets for population health improvements: Trends in perinatal health in Europe over the past five years

Background The Euro-Peristat network documented disparities in perinatal outcomes between countries in Europe in its reports published every 5 years, but trend analyses were limited because data were not collected annually. Methods Using the Euro-Peristat PHIRI protocol, we estimated rates and asses...

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Published in:European journal of public health 2022-10, Vol.32 (Supplement_3)
Main Authors: Szamotulska, K, Loghi, M, Weber, G, Heller, G, Zile-Velika, I, Isakova, J, Monteath, K, Jané Checa, M, Zhang, WH, Gissler, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth
Births
Continuity (mathematics)
Gestational age
Health
Heterogeneity
Neonates
Premature birth
Public health
Random effects
Risk assessment
Sampling
Trends
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Summary:Background The Euro-Peristat network documented disparities in perinatal outcomes between countries in Europe in its reports published every 5 years, but trend analyses were limited because data were not collected annually. Methods Using the Euro-Peristat PHIRI protocol, we estimated rates and assessed trends between 2015 and 2019 for preterm birth, stillbirth, neonatal mortality and caesarean delivery. Country-specific relative risks (RR) for year, modelled as a continuous variable, were estimated and random effects meta-analysis used to generate pooled RRs. Heterogeneity was measured with the I2 statistic (percentage of variability in estimates due to heterogeneity rather than sampling error). Results Stillbirth rates ≥24 weeks of gestational age (GA) varied in 2019 from
ISSN:1101-1262
1464-360X
DOI:10.1093/eurpub/ckac129.110