Weighting of risk factors for low birth weight: a linked routine data cohort study in Wales, UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Globally, 20 million children are born with a birth weight below 2500 g every year, which is considered as a low birthweight (LBW) baby. This study investigates the contribution of modifiable risk factors in a nationally representative Welsh e-cohort of children and their mothers to inform opportunities to reduce LBW prevalence.

Design

A longitudinal cohort study based on anonymously linked, routinely collected multiple administrative data sets.

Participants

The cohort, (N=693 377) comprising of children born between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2018 in Wales, was selected from the National Community Child Health Database.

Outcome measures

The risk factors associated with a binary LBW (outcome) variable were investigated with multivariable logistic

SUBMITTER: Bandyopadhyay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9923297 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature