Adverse Birth Outcomes as Indicators of Poor Fetal Growth Conditions in a French Newborn Population-A Stratified Analysis by Neighborhood Deprivation Level.

ABSTRACT: Background: Adverse birth outcomes are related to unfavorable fetal growth conditions. A latent variable, named Favorable Fetal Growth Condition (FFGC), has been defined by Bollen et al., in 2013; he showed that this FFGC latent variable mediates the effects of maternal characteristics on several birth outcomes. Objectives: The objectives of the present study were to replicate Bollen's approach in a population of newborns in Paris and to investigate the potential differential effect of the FFGC latent variable according to the neighborhood socioeconomic level. Methods: Newborn health data were available from the first birth certificate registered by the Maternal and Child Care department of the City of Paris. All newborns (2008-2011) were geocoded at the mother residential census block. Ea

SUBMITTER: Kihal-Talantikite W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6861961 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature