The Relevance of Maternal Socioeconomic Characteristics for Low Birth Weight - a Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The number of children born underweight (low birth weight, LBW) is increasing despite extensive prevention and screening programmes. The cost is high for the health system, and affected children are burdened with health predictors that can affect them negatively throughout their lives. This study investigates to what extent socioeconomic factors, in addition to known medical causes and the health behaviour of pregnant women, influence LBW. Materials and Methods: In this case-control study 131 mothers of singletons with a birth weight ≤ 2500 g (cases) and 323 mothers of normal birth weight babies (controls) were interviewed with respect to socioeconomic status, health behaviour and stress in the workplace. Medical data were collected by specialist staff using a q

SUBMITTER: Altenhoner T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4824630 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature