Living in deprived urban districts increases perinatal health inequalities

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 473-481

  De Graaf, Johanna P ^a   Ravelli, Anita C J ^b   De Haan, Marij A M ^a   Steegers, Eric A P ^a   Bonsel, Gouke J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deprived neighborhood; Ethnicity; Perinatal inequalities; Perinatal morbidity; Perinatal mortality; Place of residence; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEIGHBORHOOD; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; POVERTY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RURAL AREA; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL STATUS; STILLBIRTH; URBAN AREA;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NETHERLANDS; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84874036707     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.735722     Document Type: Article

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