Maternal Risk Factors for Small-for-Gestational-Age Newborns in Mexico: Analysis of a Nationwide Representative Cohort.

ABSTRACT: Background: Small for gestational age (SGA) is a key contributor to premature deaths and long-term complications in life. Improved characterization of maternal risk factors associated with this adverse outcome is needed to inform the development of interventions, track progress, and reduce the disease burden. This study aimed to identify socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical factors associated with SGA in Mexico. Methods: We analyzed administrative data from 1,841,477 singletons collected by the National Information Subsystem of Livebirths during 2017. Small-for-gestational-age was defined as being <10^th centiles according to the INTERGROWTH-21^st standards. The comparison group was defined as being in ≥10^th centiles. We fitted logistic regr

SUBMITTER: L SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8732993 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature