Pregnancy outcomes in Lebanese‐born women in western Sydney

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Abstract
A sample of 400 Lebanese‐born women who gave birth at Auburn District Hospital in 1987‐1988 was compared with a sample of 400 Australian‐born women who gave birth in the same time period. The Lebanese‐born women were found to be older and of higher parity than were their Australian‐born counterparts; and to have booked their hospital admission significantly later in pregnancy than did the Australian‐born women. Lebanese‐born women also had frequently made a consanguineous marriage. Certain antenatal and intrapartum complications were more common in the Lebanese‐born women, and perinatal mortality and morbidity rates were higher among their infants. The particular problems of pregnancy in Lebanese‐born women, and possible ways of overcoming these, are discussed.

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