1 November 2021

Adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England: a national cohort study

Adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England: a national cohort study
The Lancet 1 November 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01595-6
  • Analysis of data compiled by the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (women with a singleton birth between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2017) indicate that socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities were responsible for a substantial proportion of stillbirths, preterm births, and births with fetal growth restriction in England. The largest inequalities were seen in Black and South Asian women in the most socioeconomically deprived quintile.