ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2014
Neighbourhood socio-economic status and spontaneous premature birth in Alberta.
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- Clinical and Nonclinical Factors and Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Interventions.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- How does high socioeconomic status affect maternal and neonatal pregnancy outcomes? A population-based study among American women.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2023Article
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- Maternal educational level and preterm birth: Exploring inequalities in a hospital-based cohort study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Associations of Pregnancy Outcomes and PM2.5 in a National Canadian Study.Environmental health perspectives · 2016Article
- Race and preterm birth rates in North America.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2016Article
- Is individual social deprivation associated with adverse perinatal outcomes? Results of a French multicentre cross-sectional survey.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2015Article
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objectiveTo evaluate a possible association between neighbourhood socio-economic status and spontaneous premature birth in Alberta births.
methodsThe study design was a retrospective cohort of all births in Alberta for the years 2001 and 2006. The primary outcome was spontaneous preterm birth at <37 weeks gestation. Neighbourhood socio-economic status was measured by the Pampalon Material Deprivation Index for each Statistics Canada census dissemination area. Births were linked to dissemination area using maternal postal codes.
resultsThe analysis comprised 73,585 births, in which the rate of spontaneous preterm delivery at <37 weeks was 5.3%. The rates of spontaneous preterm delivery for each neighbourhood socio-economic category ranged from 4.9% (95% CI 4.5%-5.2%) in the highest category to 6.3% (95% CI 6.0%-6.7%) in the lowest (p<0.001). After controlling for smoking, parity, maternal age and year, we found that women living in the highest socio-economic status neighbourhoods had an adjusted spontaneous preterm birth rate of 5.1% (95% CI 4.7%-5.5%) compared to 6.0% (95% CI 5.6%-6.4%) for women living in the lowest (p=0.003).
conclusionThis study documented a modest increase in the risk of spontaneous preterm birth with low socio-economic status. The possibility of confounding bias cannot be ruled out.
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