Does neighborhood socioeconomic status predict the risk of preterm birth? A community-based Canadian cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study developed and internally validated a predictive model for preterm birth (PTB) to examine the ability of neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) to predict PTB.

Design

Cohort study using individual-level data from two community-based prospective pregnancy cohort studies (All Our Families (AOF) and Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON)) and neighbourhood SES data from the 2011 Canadian census.

Setting

Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Participants

Pregnant women who were <24 weeks of gestation and >15 years old were enrolled in the cohort studies between 2008 and 2012. Overall, 5297 women participated in at least one of these cohorts: 3341 women participated in the AOF study, 2187 women participated in the APrON study and 231 women partic

SUBMITTER: Adhikari K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398791 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature