Life-course Social Mobility and Reduced Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Higher adult socioeconomic position (SEP) is associated with better birth outcomes. However, few studies incorporate life-course or intergenerational SEP, which may inform etiology and targeted prevention efforts. This study tested whether life-course social mobility from childhood was associated with lower risk of adverse birth outcomes.

Methods

Data were from the Life-course Influences of Fetal Environments (LIFE) retrospective cohort study among black women, 2009-2011, in metropolitan Detroit, MI. This study (analyzed in 2014-2016) examined whether social mobility was associated with two primary birth outcomes: small for gestational age (SGA) and preterm birth (PTB). Childhood and adulthood SEP were measured by survey in adulthood, for two constructs, measure

SUBMITTER: Osypuk TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5167500 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature