ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2024
Associations between neighbourhood deprivation, ethnicity and maternal health outcomes in England: a nationwide cohort study using routinely collected healthcare data.
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- Temporal and socioeconomic trends in hospital admissions for miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy in England, 2004-2024: a nationwide study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- Assessment of Grades of Recommendations and Applicability of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Green-Top Guidelines: A Cross-Sectional Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
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- Advancing maternal health equity: the need for cultural awareness and inclusivity in maternity service delivery in the UK: anchored in the MBRRACE-UK 2025 findings.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- The association between individual and neighbourhood-level measures of socioeconomic disadvantage and severe maternal morbidity, in the Netherlands, a retrospective cohort study.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- The association between different aspects of socioeconomic deprivation and severe maternal morbidity.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- The Burden of Poor Reproductive Health in England: Results From a Cross-Sectional Survey.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
- Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity and the Contribution of Deprivation: A Population-Based Causal Analysis.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the United Kingdom, pregnant women who live in the most deprived areas have two times the risk of dying than those who live in the least deprived areas. There are even greater disparities between women from different ethnic groups. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of area-based deprivation and ethnicity in the increased risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), in primiparous women in England.
methodsA retrospective nationwide population study was conducted using English National Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care database. All primiparous women were included if they gave birth in an National Healthcare Service (NHS) hospital in England between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2021. Logistic regression was used to examine the relative odds of SMM by Index of Multiple Deprivation and ethnicity, adjusting for age and health behaviours, medical and psychological factors.
resultsThe study population comprised 1 178 756 primiparous women. Neighbourhood deprivation increased the risk of SMM at the time of childbirth. In the fully adjusted model, there was a linear trend (p=0.001) between deprivation quintile and the odds of SMM. Being from a minoritised ethnic group also independently increased the risk of SMM, with black or black British African women having the highest risk, adjusted OR 1.84 (95% CI 1.70 to 2.00) compared with white women. There was no interaction between deprivation and ethnicity (p=0.49).
conclusionThis study has highlighted that neighbourhood deprivation and ethnicity are important, independently associated risk factors for SMM.
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