Association between socioeconomic status with pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: An international multicenter cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous evidence examining the association between socioeconomic status and pregnancy complications are conflicted and often limited to using area-based measures of socioeconomic status. In this study, we aimed to examine the association between individual-level socioeconomic factors and a wide range of adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes using data from the IMPROvED birth cohort conducted in Sweden, the Netherlands and Republic of Ireland.

Material and methods

The study cohort consisted of women who participated in the IMPROvED birth cohort between 2013 and 2017. Data on socioeconomic factors were self-reported and obtained at 15 weeks' gestation, and included level of education, employment status, relationship status, and income. Data on pregnancy and neo

SUBMITTER: Maher GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10577636 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature