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Patterns of social inequalities across pregnancy and birth outcomes: a comparison of individual and neighborhood socioeconomic measures

Abstract

BackgroundThis paper identifies patterns of health inequalities (consistency and magnitude) of socioeconomic disparities for multiple maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes that represent different health care needs of mothers and infants.MethodsUsing cross-sectional national data (unweighted sample = 6,421, weighted =76,508) from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey linked with 2006 Canadian census data, we categorized 25 health …

Authors

Daoud N; O’Campo P; Minh A; Urquia ML; Dzakpasu S; Heaman M; Kaczorowski J; Levitt C; Smylie J; Chalmers B

Journal

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol. 14, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2014

DOI

10.1186/s12884-014-0393-z

ISSN

1471-2393