This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/IJGO.13117 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved CLINICAL ARTICLE Comparison of pregnant Turkish women and Syrian refugees: Does living as a refugee have an unfavorable effect on pregnancy outcomes? Ünal Turkay 1,* , Ümit Aydın 2 , Mehmet Salıcı 1 , Ebru Çalışkan 3 , Hasan Terzi 1 , Bahar S Astepe 1 , Onursal Varlıklı 4 . 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Sciences Derince Training and Research Hospital, Derince, Kocaeli, Turkey. 2 Medikal Park Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kocaeli, Turkey. 3 Kocaeli Provincial Health Directorate, quality coordinator and productivity, Kocaeli, Turkey. 4 University of Health Sciences Derince Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Derince, Kocaeli, Turkey. *Corresponding author: Ünal Turkay Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Health Sciences Derince Training and Research Hospital, Derince, Kocaeli, Turkey. Email: unalturkay@yahoo.com KEYWORDS Obstetric outcome; Perinatal outcome; Pregnancy; Syria; Syrian refugees; Turkey. SYNOPSIS Syrian refugees have a higher rate of adolescent birth and low birth weight neonates. ABSTRACT Objective: To compare pregnant Turkish women and Syrian refugee women in terms of demographic data and obstetric and neonatal outcomes. Methods: In a retrospective study, the records of Turkish women and Syrian refugee women who gave birth at the Health Sciences University Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey, between January 1, 2016, and July 31, 2017 were Accepted Article