Socio-demographic and household characteristics of unmarried mothers as risk factors for low birthweight and infant death in Northern Ireland
Background Compared to married mothers, mothers who are not married when they register their child’s birth are at increased risk of having a low birthweight baby and infant death. Having a partner protects women from poor pregnancy outcomes to some extent but those who are living with, but not marr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Swansea University
2018-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Population Data Science |
Online Access: | https://ijpds.org/article/view/515 |