Associations of History of Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Stress With Maternal-Fetal Health in a Conflict Zone: A Case Study
Background: In populations with a history of conflict, early identification of pregnant women who are at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes is challenging, especially if sonography is not available. We evaluated the performance of symphysis-fundal height (SFH) for identification of high-risk pregnan...
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doaj-3cbe14f47e3f451eb09074d63ef313f02020-11-25T03:19:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652020-08-01810.3389/fpubh.2020.00319536120Associations of History of Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Stress With Maternal-Fetal Health in a Conflict Zone: A Case StudyDoris González-Fernández0Revathi Sahajpal1José E. Chagüendo2Roberth A. Ortiz Martínez3Julián A. Herrera4Marilyn E. Scott5Kristine G. Koski6School of Human Nutrition, McGill University (Macdonald Campus), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, CanadaSchool of Human Nutrition, McGill University (Macdonald Campus), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, CanadaObstetrics and Gynecology Unit, San José Hospital, University of Cauca, Popayán, ColombiaObstetrics and Gynecology Unit, San José Hospital, University of Cauca, Popayán, ColombiaDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Valle, Cali, ColombiaInstitute of Parasitology, McGill University (Macdonald Campus), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, CanadaSchool of Human Nutrition, McGill University (Macdonald Campus), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, CanadaBackground: In populations with a history of conflict, early identification of pregnant women who are at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes is challenging, especially if sonography is not available. We evaluated the performance of symphysis-fundal height (SFH) for identification of high-risk pregnancies and investigated if food security and diet quality, clinical biomarkers, and stress were associated with SFH and two known indicators of maternal-fetal well-being, sonography-estimated fetal weight and amniotic fluid index (AFI).Methods: For this cross-sectional study, 61 women with high-risk pregnancies were recruited after referral to the obstetrics and gynecology unit at San José Hospital in Popayán, Colombia. Multiple stepwise linear and ordered logistic regressions were used to identify associations of SFH, sonography-estimated fetal weight and AFI classification with history of displacement, food insecurity, post-traumatic stress symptoms as well as biopsychosocial risk evaluated through the Colombian risk scale.Results: History of displacement was associated with lower SFH Z-scores, but higher hemoglobin, taking iron supplements and a higher diastolic blood pressure were associated with higher SFH Z-scores. SFH was also associated with AFI but not with sonography-estimated fetal weight. Stress indicators were associated with a higher AFI. In contrast family support, an element of the Colombian biopsychosocial risk assessment, was associated with a higher sonography-estimated fetal weight, whereas more hours of sleep/day were associated with lower sonography-estimated fetal weight.Conclusion: SFH was not only associated with biological factors known to affect maternal/fetal health but also with history of displacement, thus validating its use in conflict areas for pregnancy assessment. Associations of biopsychosocial stressors with maternal-fetal outcomes highlight the need for a systematic assessment of stress in pregnant women from conflict zones.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00319/fullsymphysis-fundal heightsonography-estimated fetal weightamniotic-fluid indexinternal displacementstress scale |
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Doris González-Fernández Revathi Sahajpal José E. Chagüendo Roberth A. Ortiz Martínez Julián A. Herrera Marilyn E. Scott Kristine G. Koski Associations of History of Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Stress With Maternal-Fetal Health in a Conflict Zone: A Case Study Frontiers in Public Health symphysis-fundal height sonography-estimated fetal weight amniotic-fluid index internal displacement stress scale |
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Doris González-Fernández Revathi Sahajpal José E. Chagüendo Roberth A. Ortiz Martínez Julián A. Herrera Marilyn E. Scott Kristine G. Koski |
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Associations of History of Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Stress With Maternal-Fetal Health in a Conflict Zone: A Case Study |
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Associations of History of Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Stress With Maternal-Fetal Health in a Conflict Zone: A Case Study |
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Associations of History of Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Stress With Maternal-Fetal Health in a Conflict Zone: A Case Study |
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Associations of History of Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Stress With Maternal-Fetal Health in a Conflict Zone: A Case Study |
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Associations of History of Displacement, Food Insecurity, and Stress With Maternal-Fetal Health in a Conflict Zone: A Case Study |
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associations of history of displacement, food insecurity, and stress with maternal-fetal health in a conflict zone: a case study |
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Background: In populations with a history of conflict, early identification of pregnant women who are at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes is challenging, especially if sonography is not available. We evaluated the performance of symphysis-fundal height (SFH) for identification of high-risk pregnancies and investigated if food security and diet quality, clinical biomarkers, and stress were associated with SFH and two known indicators of maternal-fetal well-being, sonography-estimated fetal weight and amniotic fluid index (AFI).Methods: For this cross-sectional study, 61 women with high-risk pregnancies were recruited after referral to the obstetrics and gynecology unit at San José Hospital in Popayán, Colombia. Multiple stepwise linear and ordered logistic regressions were used to identify associations of SFH, sonography-estimated fetal weight and AFI classification with history of displacement, food insecurity, post-traumatic stress symptoms as well as biopsychosocial risk evaluated through the Colombian risk scale.Results: History of displacement was associated with lower SFH Z-scores, but higher hemoglobin, taking iron supplements and a higher diastolic blood pressure were associated with higher SFH Z-scores. SFH was also associated with AFI but not with sonography-estimated fetal weight. Stress indicators were associated with a higher AFI. In contrast family support, an element of the Colombian biopsychosocial risk assessment, was associated with a higher sonography-estimated fetal weight, whereas more hours of sleep/day were associated with lower sonography-estimated fetal weight.Conclusion: SFH was not only associated with biological factors known to affect maternal/fetal health but also with history of displacement, thus validating its use in conflict areas for pregnancy assessment. Associations of biopsychosocial stressors with maternal-fetal outcomes highlight the need for a systematic assessment of stress in pregnant women from conflict zones. |
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