Social and ethnic disparities in stillbirth and infant death in Denmark, 2005-2016.

ABSTRACT: Ethnic disparity in stillbirth and infant death has been demonstrated in Europe. As the relation between migration and health change over time, this population based register study investigated the recent figures and explored if potential differences could be explained by the well-known educational and income inequalities in stillbirth and infant death using a novel approach. Stillbirth and infant mortality varied considerably according to country of origin, with only immigrants from China, Norway, and Poland having an overall lower risk than Danish women. Women of Pakistani, Turkish, and Somali origin had a particularly high risk of both outcomes. Women from recent high conflict areas displayed a pattern with increased stillbirth risk. An observed excess risks across generations was found

SUBMITTER: Damsted Rasmussen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8041838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature