The contribution of gestational age, area deprivation and mother's country of birth to ethnic variations in infant mortality in England and Wales: A national cohort study using routinely collected data.

The contribution of gestational age, area deprivation and mother's country of birth to ethnic variations in infant mortality in England and Wales: A national cohort study using routinely collected data.

We aimed to describe ethnic variations in infant mortality and explore the contribution of area deprivation, mother's country of birth, and prematurity to these variations.We analyzed routine birth and death data on singleton live births (gestational age≥22 weeks) in England and Wales, 2006-201...

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Main Authors: Yangmei Li, Maria A Quigley, Nirupa Dattani, Ron Gray, Hiranthi Jayaweera, Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Alison Macfarlane, Jennifer Hollowell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5896919?pdf=render

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