Are socioeconomic inequalities in the incidence of small-for-gestational-age birth narrowing? Findings from a population-based cohort in the South of England

ObjectivesTo investigate socioeconomic inequalities, using maternal educational attainment, maternal and partner employment status, and lone motherhood indicators, in the risk of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births, their time trend, potential mediation by maternal smoking and body mass index, an...

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Published in:BMJ open 2019-07, Vol.9 (7), p.e026998-e026998
Main Authors: Wilding, Sam, Ziauddeen, Nida, Roderick, Paul, Smith, Dianna, Chase, Debbie, Macklon, Nick, McGrath, Nuala, Hanson, Mark, Alwan, Nisreen A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Births
Body mass index
Censuses
Education
Educational attainment
Employment
England - epidemiology
Ethnicity
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gestational age
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Male
Mothers
Obesity
Parent educational background
Physiology
Population
Population Surveillance - methods
Pregnancy
Premature Birth - epidemiology
Prenatal care
Public Health
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Systematic review
Wales - epidemiology
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:ObjectivesTo investigate socioeconomic inequalities, using maternal educational attainment, maternal and partner employment status, and lone motherhood indicators, in the risk of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births, their time trend, potential mediation by maternal smoking and body mass index, and effect modification by parity.DesignPopulation-based birth cohort using routine antenatal healthcare data.SettingBabies born at University Hospital Southampton, UK, between 2004 and 2016.Participants65 909 singleton live births born to mothers aged ≥18 years between 24-week and 42-week gestation.Main outcome measuresSGA (birth weight
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026998