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Inequality in Fetal Autopsy in Canada
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Inequality in Fetal Autopsy in Canada
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| Abstract |
The authors explain that the inequality in the use of fetal autopsy is poorly understood, despite the importance of autopsy in establishing the cause of stillbirth for future prevention. Using registry data on 11,992 stillbirths from 1981–2011, the authors examined fetal autopsy rates for Francophones, Anglophones, and Allophones in Quebec and assessed trends over the three decades. The found lower fetal autopsy rates for Allophones (54.4%) than Francophones (68.5%) and Anglophones (63.4%), but rates decreased over time for all language groups. After 2000, Allophones had 25% higher risk of non-autopsy relative to Francophones, with 8.8 fewer autopsies for every 100 stillbirths. Allophones who were not autopsied had 32% higher risk of having an undetermined cause of death.
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Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
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Vol. 27
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no. 3
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1384-1396
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August 2016
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en
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Auger, Nathalie, Rémi-Claude Tiandrazana, Jessica Healy-Profitós, and André Costopoulos. “Inequality in Fetal Autopsy in Canada.” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Vol. 27, no. 3 (August 2016): 1384–1396.
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