Thousands of adverse birth outcomes in England down to ‘alarming’ inequality

Thousands of adverse birth outcomes in England down to ‘alarming’ inequality Thousands of babies in England are being born prematurely, smaller than expected or stillborn because of “alarming” and “devastating” socioeconomic and racial inequalities across the country, a landmark study has suggested.

Both are known risk factors for poor pregnancy outcomes. However, until now, little has been known about the scale of their “heartbreaking” impact on women and babies. The Guardian

See also:

• Adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England: a national cohort study (abstract) The Lancet
• Poverty causing more than 1,000 stillbirths every year The Independent