Social determinants and inequitable maternal and perinatal outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Aotearoa New Zealand has demonstrable maternal and perinatal health inequity. We examined the relationships between adverse outcomes in a total population sample of births and a range of social determinant variables representing barriers to equity.

Methods

Using the Statistics New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure suite of linked administrative data sets, adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes (mortality and severe morbidity) were linked to socio-economic and health variables for 97% of births in New Zealand between 2003 and 2018 (~970,000 births). Variables included housing, economic, health, crime and family circumstances. Logistic regression examined the relationships between adverse outcomes and social determinants, adjusting for demographics (socio-econ

SUBMITTER: Dawson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8819758 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature