Importance Cognitive delay is the most common form of impairment among children born
very preterm (VPT) at 32 weeks or less or with very low birth weight (VLBW) of 1250 g or …

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

Please cite this paper as: Villar J, Altman D, Purwar M, Noble J, Knight H, Ruyan P, Cheikh
Ismail L, Barros F, Lambert A, Papageorghiou A, Carvalho M, Jaffer Y, Bertino E, Gravett M …

Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy may account for reduced fetal growth and for altered
neonatal development. The present study explored the association between maternal …

There is particular interest in understanding socioeconomic and ethnic variability in health
status. The developmental origins of disease hypothesis emphasize the importance of …

Abstract Background According to the Office for National Statistics, approximately a quarter
of women giving birth in England and Wales are from minority ethnic groups. Previous work …

Background: Maternal nutrition during pregnancy has been linked with fetal brain
development and psychopathology in the offspring. We examined for associations of …

Aim A synthesis of the evidence of migrant women's perceptions of their needs and
experiences in relation to pregnancy and childbirth. Background Despite the fact that all …

Bringing together the most recent empirical evidence and the latest theoretical debates, this
fully revised new edition gets to grips with a broad range of inequalities in people's lives …

International population mobility is an underlying factor in the emergence of public health
threats and risks that must be managed globally. These risks are often related, but not …