Prognosis
Racial, Social Factors Raise Pregnancy Risks, U.K. Study Shows
- Chance of stillbirth, preterm delivery increased by inequality
- Study examined million-plus pregnancies from 2015 to 2017
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Race and socioeconomic factors play a key role in many adverse pregnancy outcomes such as stillbirth, according to a U.K. study of more than one million women.
Socioeconomic inequalities account for a quarter of stillbirths, a fifth of preterm births, and a third of births with fetal growth restriction, the research, published Monday in The Lancet medical journal, found. South Asian and Black women living in the most deprived areas in England experienced the largest inequity in pregnancy outcomes, the authors said.