Infant mortality (IM) and birth outcomes, key population health indicators, have lifelong
implications for individuals, and are unequally distributed globally. Even among western …

Background The purpose of this study is to provide insight into the determinants of low birth
weight (LBW) in Italy. Methods The study was carried out in a non-teaching hospital in …

OBJECTIVE: Establishment of a primary healthcare network in Iran has provided free and
universal access to primary health care. Although the health status of Iranians has improved …

Objective: To examine the socioeconomic patterns and time trends in fetal growth in
Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden from 1981 to 2000. Design and settings: Data on …

Evaluation of Health in Pregnancy grants in Scotland: a natural experiment using routine data
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The potential relationship between daily physical activity and pregnancy outcome remains
unclear because of the wide variation in study designs and physical activity assessment …

Background Birthweight and gestational age are associated with socioeconomic
deprivation, but the evidence in relation to temporal changes in these associations is sparse …

Background Caesarean section rates have risen over the last 20 years. Elective Caesarean
section rates have been shown to be linked to area deprivation in England, women in the …

Deprivation is associated with poor pregnancy outcome but the role of nutrition as a
mediating factor is not well understood. We carried out a prospective cohort study of 1461 …

Objective: To examine social class inequalities in adverse perinatal events in Scotland
between 1980 and 2000 and how these were influenced by other maternal risk factors …