Ethnic Differences In Postmaturity Syndrome In Newborns. Reflections On Different Durations Of Gestation

Objective: To describe the prevalence, by weeks of gestation, of post-maturity signs in newborns by ethnic origins. Study design: Observational cohort study (2001?2018), of all consecutive singleton births delivered at Center Hospitalier Universitaire Hospitalier Sud Reunion?s maternity (Reunion Island, French overseas department, Indian Ocean). The presence of clinical post-maturity signs was recorded by a week of gestation using Clifford?s clinical post-maturity signs in newborns (desquamation, dry skin, wrinkling fingers and cracked skin). Results: Of the 67,463 singleton births during the period, 58,503 newborns were from Reunion island, 5756 were of European origin (mainland France), and 4061 newborns from the archipelago of Comoros (North of Madagascar). Mean duration of gestation was 276?days in Caucasian women, 272?days in Comorian mothers and 273?days in Reunionese (p?更多