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In this study, we sought to examine the disparities in adverse perinatal outcomes between Asians and Caucasians in Ontario, Canada.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study that included all Asian and Caucasian women who attended a prenatal screening and resulted in a singleton birth in an Ontario hospital (April 1st, 2015-March 31st, 2017). Generalized estimating equation models were used to estimate the independent adjusted relative risks and adjusted risk difference of adverse perinatal outcomes for Asians compared with Caucasians.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 237,293 eligible women, 31% were Asian and 69% were Caucasian. Asians were at an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, placental previa, early preterm birth (&lt;\u200932\u2009weeks), preterm birth, emergency cesarean section, 3rd and 4th degree perineal tears, low birth weight (&lt;\u20092500\u2009g, &lt;\u20091500\u2009g), small-for-gestational-age (&lt;10\n                      <jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup>\n                      percentile, &lt;3\n                      <jats:sup>rd<\/jats:sup>\n                      percentile), neonatal intensive care unit admission, and hyperbilirubinemia requiring treatment, but had lower risks of preeclampsia, macrosomia (birth weight\u2009&gt;\u20094000\u2009g), large-for-gestational-age\u00a0neonates, 5-min Apgar score\u2009&lt;\u20097, and arterial cord pH \u22647.1, as compared with Caucasians. No difference in risk of elective cesarean section was observed between Asians and Caucasians.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There are significant differences in several adverse perinatal outcomes between Asians and Caucasians. 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