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Einum A, Sørbye LM, Nilsen RM, Ebbing C, Morken NH. Unveiling sex bias and adverse neonatal outcomes in ultrasound estimation of gestational age: A population-based cohort study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2024; 38:34-42. [PMID: 38084604 DOI: 10.1111/ppe.13029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Gestational age estimation by second-trimester ultrasound biometry introduces systematic errors due to sex differences in early foetal growth, consequently increasing the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes. Ultrasound estimation earlier in pregnancy may reduce this bias. OBJECTIVES To investigate the distribution of sex ratio by gestational age and estimate the risk of adverse outcomes in male foetuses born early-term and female foetuses born post-term by first- and second-trimester ultrasound estimations. METHODS This population-based study compared two cohorts of births with gestational age based on first- and second-trimester ultrasound in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway between 2016 and 2020. We used a log-binomial regression model to estimate adjusted relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for Apgar score <7 at 5 min, umbilical artery pH <7.05, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission and respiratory morbidity in relation to foetal sex. RESULTS The sex ratio at birth in gestational weeks 36-43 showed less male predominance in pregnancies estimated in first compared to second trimester. Any adverse outcome was registered in 627 of 4470 male infants born in gestational weeks 37-38 and 618 of 6406 females born ≥41 weeks. Male infants born in weeks 37-38 had lower risk of NICU admission (RR 0.76, 95% CI 0.58, 0.99), Apgar score <7 at 5 min (RR 0.63, 95% CI 0.28, 1.41) and respiratory morbidity (RR 0.68, 95% CI 0.37, 1.25) in first- compared to second-trimester estimations. Female infants estimated in first trimester born ≥41 weeks had lower risk of umbilical artery pH <7.05, NICU admissions and respiratory morbidity; however, CIs were wide. CONCLUSIONS Early ultrasound estimation of gestational age may reduce the excess risk of adverse neonatal outcomes and highlight the role of foetal sex and the timing of ultrasound assessment in the clinical evaluation of preterm and post-term pregnancies.
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- Anders Einum
- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Smith EF, Hemy NR, Hall GL, Wilson AC, Murray CP, Simpson SJ. Risk factors for poorer respiratory outcomes in adolescents and young adults born preterm. Thorax 2023; 78:1223-1232. [PMID: 37208189 DOI: 10.1136/thorax-2022-219634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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RATIONALE The respiratory outcomes for adult survivors of preterm birth in the postsurfactant era are wide-ranging with prognostic factors, especially those encountered after the neonatal period, poorly understood. OBJECTIVES To obtain comprehensive 'peak' lung health data from survivors of very preterm birth and identify neonatal and life-course risk factors for poorer respiratory outcomes in adulthood. METHODS 127 participants born ≤32 weeks gestation (64%, n=81 with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), initially recruited according to a 2 with-BPD:1 without-BPD strategy), and 41 term-born controls completed a lung health assessment at 16-23 years, including lung function, imaging and symptom review. Risk factors assessed against poor lung health included neonatal treatments, respiratory hospitalisation in childhood, atopy and tobacco smoke exposure. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Young adults born prematurely had greater airflow obstruction, gas trapping and ventilation inhomogeneity, in addition to abnormalities in gas transfer and respiratory mechanics, compared with term. Beyond lung function, we observed greater structural abnormalities, respiratory symptoms and inhaled medication use. A previous respiratory admission was associated with airway obstruction; mean forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity z-score was -0.561 lower after neonatal confounders were accounted for (95% CI -0.998 to -0.125; p=0.012). Similarly, respiratory symptom burden was increased in the preterm group with a respiratory admission, as was peribronchial thickening (6% vs 23%, p=0.010) and bronchodilator responsiveness (17% vs 35%, p=0.025). Atopy, maternal asthma and tobacco smoke exposure did not influence lung function or structure at 16-23 years in our preterm cohort. CONCLUSIONS Even after accounting for the neonatal course, a respiratory admission during childhood remained significantly associated with reduced peak lung function in the preterm-born cohort, with the largest difference seen in those with BPD. A respiratory admission during childhood should, therefore, be considered a risk factor for long-term respiratory morbidity in those born preterm, especially for individuals with BPD.
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- Elizabeth F Smith
- Wal-Yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Wal-Yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Wal-Yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Wal-Yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Medical Imaging, Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Wal-Yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Ahmadibeni A, Kashani P, Hallaj MS, Ghanbari S, Javadifar N. The relationship of pre-pregnancy body mass index with maternal anthropometric indices, weight retention and the baby's weight and nutrition in the first 6 months post-partum. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023; 23:802. [PMID: 37986057 PMCID: PMC10662692 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-023-06116-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Pre-pregnancy body fat mass is one of the important indicators of the mother's and the infant's health. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate relationship of pre-pregnancy body mass index (PPBMI) with maternal anthropometric indices and weight retention as well as the baby's weight and nutrition in the first 6 months post-partum. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a prospective cohort study including 397 mothers giving birth to healthy babies and referring to health centers in Ahvaz (southwest of Iran) in 2022. The following data were extracted from the participants' electronic record: body mass index (BMI) before or at the beginning of pregnancy, gestational weight gain, and weight at the time of delivery. In addition to demographic information, the following data were also evaluated: maternal anthropometric indices including weight, hip and waist circumference, and conicity index during the first 10 days post-partum, along with the weight and nutrition pattern of the baby 2, 4 and 6 months post-partum. RESULTS The mean age of the mothers was 29.96±5.7 years. The frequency of mothers according to BMI classification (i.e., underweight, normal, overweight, and obese) was 4.3%, 38.5%, 37%, and 20.3%, respectively. In this study, PPBMI had a significant relationship with decreasive changes of weight, waist and hip circumferen and conicity index after child birth, 2, 4 and 6 months post-partum (P<0.05) but the mean reduction of these anthropoemetric indices at 6th month postpartum were not related to PPBMI (P>0.05). However, this relationship was not significant when it came to the weight of the baby (P > .05). The lowest reduction in weight, waist and hip circumference and conicity index belonged to overweight mothers but the highest frequency of mothers with excesive gestational weight gain, the lowest frequency of breastfeeding until 6 months and also the lowest values of postpartum weight retention were observed in obese mothers (P<0.05). CONCLUSION According to the findings of this study, the decrease in anthropometric indices up to 6 months after delivery in overweight mothers is less than other BMI groups, but the consequences related to weight and nutrition in infants of obese mothers need special attention. Also, the results re-emphasize the importance of focusing on provision of educational and counseling services to mothers in order to improve their nutrition and weight, especially before pregnancy.
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- Ayda Ahmadibeni
- Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Biostatistics Department, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Reproductive Health Promotion Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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Molenaar JM, van der Meer L, Bertens LCM, de Vries EF, Waelput AJM, Knight M, Steegers EAP, Kiefte-de Jong JC, Struijs JN. Defining vulnerability subgroups among pregnant women using pre-pregnancy information: a latent class analysis. Eur J Public Health 2023; 33:25-34. [PMID: 36515418 PMCID: PMC10263266 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early detection of vulnerability during or before pregnancy can contribute to optimizing the first 1000 days, a crucial period for children's development and health. We aimed to identify classes of vulnerability among pregnant women in the Netherlands using pre-pregnancy data on a wide range of social risk and protective factors, and validate these classes against the risk of adverse outcomes. METHODS We conducted a latent class analysis based on 42 variables derived from nationwide observational data sources and self-reported data. Variables included individual, socioeconomic, lifestyle, psychosocial and household characteristics, self-reported health, healthcare utilization, life-events and living conditions. We compared classes in relation to adverse outcomes using logistic regression analyses. RESULTS In the study population of 4172 women, we identified five latent classes. The largest 'healthy and socioeconomically stable'-class [n = 2040 (48.9%)] mostly shared protective factors, such as paid work and positively perceived health. The classes 'high care utilization' [n = 485 (11.6%)], 'socioeconomic vulnerability' [n = 395 (9.5%)] and 'psychosocial vulnerability' [n = 1005 (24.0%)] were characterized by risk factors limited to one specific domain and protective factors in others. Women classified into the 'multidimensional vulnerability'-class [n = 250 (6.0%)] shared multiple risk factors in different domains (psychosocial, medical and socioeconomic risk factors). Multidimensional vulnerability was associated with adverse outcomes, such as premature birth and caesarean section. CONCLUSIONS Co-existence of multiple risk factors in various domains is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and child. Early detection of vulnerability and strategies to improve parental health and well-being might benefit from focussing on different domains and combining medical and social care and support.
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- J M Molenaar
- Department of Quality of Care and Health Economics, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care/Health Campus The Hague, Leiden University Medical Centre, the Hague, the Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Quality of Care and Health Economics, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care/Health Campus The Hague, Leiden University Medical Centre, the Hague, the Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care/Health Campus The Hague, Leiden University Medical Centre, the Hague, the Netherlands
- National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care/Health Campus The Hague, Leiden University Medical Centre, the Hague, the Netherlands
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- Department of Quality of Care and Health Economics, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care/Health Campus The Hague, Leiden University Medical Centre, the Hague, the Netherlands
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Saurel-Cubizolles MJ, Azria E, Blondel B, Regnault N, Deneux-Tharaux C. Exploring the socioeconomic disparities of maternal body mass index: a national study in France. Eur J Public Health 2022; 32:528-534. [PMID: 35700453 PMCID: PMC9341669 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased in various countries. Normal weight before pregnancy is important to protect maternal and newborn health. This study aimed to describe the evolution of body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy in France and explore its association with two measures of socioeconomic status (SES), education and household income. METHODS Data were from four national perinatal surveys in France in 1998, 2003, 2010 and 2016 to describe the time evolution of maternal BMI. We explored the links between BMI and women's characteristics in the most recent period (2010-2016 surveys) since income information was not available before. Risk ratios (RRs) of underweight, overweight and obesity for each measure of SES were computed by using multivariable Poisson regression models. RESULTS Overweight and obesity prevalence increased between 1998 and 2016, from 6% to 12% for obesity. Both were inversely associated with SES (higher prevalence among least educated and poorest women), with strong variations for each social indicator, even in multivariable analyses including both. Combining education and income revealed a wide gradient; RR for obesity was 6.01 (95% confidence interval 4.89-7.38) with low education and income <2000 euros/month vs. high education and income ≥4000 euros/month. CONCLUSIONS Public policies must implement programs to limit the increase in overweight and its unequal distribution in the population, alongside other policies to address the societal determinants of the obesogenic environment. Health professionals need to advise women to improve their eating and physical activity to limit weight gain from childhood to early adulthood.
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- Marie-Josèphe Saurel-Cubizolles
- Université de Paris Cité, Obstetrical Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology Research team (EPOPé), CRESS, INSERM, INRA, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris Cité, Obstetrical Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology Research team (EPOPé), CRESS, INSERM, INRA, Paris, France.,Notre Dame de Bon Secours Maternity Unit, Paris Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris Cité, Obstetrical Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology Research team (EPOPé), CRESS, INSERM, INRA, Paris, France
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- Departement des maladies non transmissibles, Santé Publique France, Saint-Maurice, France
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- Université de Paris Cité, Obstetrical Perinatal and Paediatric Epidemiology Research team (EPOPé), CRESS, INSERM, INRA, Paris, France
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Higher Hospitalization Rates in Children Born HIV-exposed Uninfected in British Columbia, Canada, Between 1990 and 2012. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2022; 41:124-130. [PMID: 34711783 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Compared with children who are HIV-unexposed and uninfected (CHUU), children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected (CHEU) experience more clinical complications. We investigated hospitalizations among CHEU by antenatal antiretroviral therapy (ART) exposure, in British Columbia, Canada. METHODS This retrospective controlled cohort study used administrative health data from 1990 to 2012. CHEU and CHUU were matched 1:3 for age, sex and maternal geographical area of residence. We determined adjusted odds ratios (aORs) via conditional logistic regression, adjusting for maternal risk factors. RESULTS A total of 446 CHEU and 1333 CHUU were included. Compared with CHUU, more CHEU experienced one or more lifetime hospitalization (47.3% vs. 29.8%), one or more neonatal hospitalization (40.4% vs. 27.6%), and any intensive care unit admission (28.5% vs. 9.2%). In adjusted analyses, CHEU experienced higher odds of any lifetime hospitalization (aOR 2.30, 95% confidence interval 1.81-2.91) and neonatal hospitalization (aOR 2.14, 95% confidence interval 1.68-2.73), compared with CHUU. There was, however, no difference in infection-related hospitalizations (9.0% vs. 7.5%), which were primarily respiratory tract infections among both CHEU and CHUU. CHEU whose mothers-initiated ART preconception showed lower odds of infection-related hospitalizations than children whose mothers initiated ART during pregnancy or received no ART. CONCLUSIONS CHEU experienced increased odds of hospitalization relative to CHUU. A substantial number of CHEU hospitalizations occurred within the neonatal period and were ICU admissions. Initiating ART preconception may reduce the risk of infection-related hospitalizations. These findings reinforce the benefit of ART in pregnancy and the need for ongoing pediatric care to reduce hospitalizations.
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Kale PL, Fonseca SC, Oliveira PWMD, Brito ADS. Fetal and infant mortality trends according to the avoidability of causes of death and maternal education. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE EPIDEMIOLOGIA 2021; 24:e210008. [PMID: 33886881 DOI: 10.1590/1980-549720210008.supl.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To estimate trends of fetal (FMR) and neonatal (NMR) mortality rates due to avoidable causes and maternal education in the city of Rio de Janeiro (2000-2018). METHODS Ecological time series study. Mortality and Live Birth Information System Data. The List of Avoidable Causes of Death Due to Interventions of the Brazilian Health System was used for neonatal deaths and an adaptation for fetal deaths, according to maternal education indicators (low <4 and high ≥12, years of study). Joinpoint regression models were used to estimate trends in FMR, based on one thousand births, and NMR, based on one thousand live births. RESULTS FMR decreased from 11.0 to 9.3% and NMR from 11.3 to 7.8% (2000/2018). In 2006, FMR (10.5%) exceeded NMR (9.0%), remaining higher. From 2000 to 2018, the annual decrease of FMR was 0.8% (2000 to 2018) and of NMR, 3.8% until 2007, decreasing to 1.1% by 2011; from then on, it remained stable. Avoidable causes, especially those reducible by adequate prenatal care, showed higher rates. Both FMR and NMR for low-education women were higher than those for the high-education level, the difference being much more pronounced for FMR, and at the end of the period: low- and high-education FMR were respectively 16.4 and 4.5% (2000) and 48.5 and 3.9% (2018), and for NMR, 18.2 and 6.7% (2000) and 28.4 and 5.0% (2018). CONCLUSION The favorable trend of decreasing mortality was not observed for children of mothers with low education, revealing inequalities. The causes were mostly avoidable, being related to prenatal care and childbirth.
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- Pauline Lorena Kale
- Institute of Collective Health Studies, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil
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- Institute of Collective Health, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói (RJ), Brazil
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- Institute of Collective Health Studies, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil
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Thomson K, Moffat M, Arisa O, Jesurasa A, Richmond C, Odeniyi A, Bambra C, Rankin J, Brown H, Bishop J, Wing S, McNaughton A, Heslehurst N. Socioeconomic inequalities and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the UK and Republic of Ireland: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e042753. [PMID: 33722867 PMCID: PMC7959237 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE There has been an unprecedented rise in infant mortality associated with deprivation in recent years in the United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland. A healthy pregnancy can have significant impacts on the life chances of children. The objective of this review was to understand the association between individual-level and household-level measures of socioeconomic status and adverse pregnancy outcomes. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Nine databases were searched (Medline, Embase, Scopus, ASSIA, CINAHL, PsycINFO, BNI, MIDRIS and Google Scholar) for articles published between 1999 and August 2019. Grey literature searches were also assessed. STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA Studies reporting associations between individual-level or household socioeconomic factors on pregnancy outcomes in the UK or Ireland. RESULTS Among the 82 353 search results, 53 821 titles were identified and 35 unique studies met the eligibility criteria. Outcomes reported were neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality, preterm birth, birth weight and mode of delivery. Pooled effect sizes were calculated using random-effects meta-analysis. There were significantly increased odds of women from lower levels of occupation/social classes compared with the highest level having stillbirth (OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.23 to 1.59, I298.62%), neonatal mortality (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.22 to 1.57, I297.09%), perinatal mortality (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.23 to 1.57, I298.69%), preterm birth (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.33 to 1.50, I270.97%) and low birth weight (OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.19 to 1.61, I299.85%). Limitations relate to available data, unmeasured confounders and the small number of studies for some outcomes. CONCLUSIONS This review identified consistent evidence that lower occupational status, especially manual occupations and unemployment, were significantly associated with increased risk of multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes. Strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes should incorporate approaches that address wider determinants of health to provide women and families with the best chances of having a healthy pregnancy and baby and to decrease pregnancy-related health inequalities in the general population. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER PROSPERO CRD42019140893.
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- Katie Thomson
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Fuse, The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Fuse, The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Fuse, The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK
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- Health Improvement Division, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Health Improvement Division, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Health Improvement Division, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Fuse, The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK
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Fitzgerald E, Hor K, Drake AJ. Maternal influences on fetal brain development: The role of nutrition, infection and stress, and the potential for intergenerational consequences. Early Hum Dev 2020; 150:105190. [PMID: 32948364 PMCID: PMC7481314 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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An optimal early life environment is crucial for ensuring ideal neurodevelopmental outcomes. Brain development consists of a finely tuned series of spatially and temporally constrained events, which may be affected by exposure to a sub-optimal intra-uterine environment. Evidence suggests brain development may be particularly vulnerable to factors such as maternal nutrition, infection and stress during pregnancy. In this review, we discuss how maternal factors such as these can affect brain development and outcome in offspring, and we also identify evidence which suggests that the outcome can, in many cases, be stratified by socio-economic status (SES), with individuals in lower brackets typically having a worse outcome. We consider the relevant epidemiological evidence and draw parallels to mechanisms suggested by preclinical work where appropriate. We also discuss possible transgenerational effects of these maternal factors and the potential mechanisms involved. We conclude that modifiable factors such as maternal nutrition, infection and stress are important contributors to atypical brain development and that SES also likely has a key role.
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- Eamon Fitzgerald
- University/British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
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- University/British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
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- University/British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK.
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Wang MJ, Dunn EC, Okereke OI, Kraft P, Zhu Y, Smoller JW. Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and offspring risk of childhood/adolescent depression: Results from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). J Affect Disord 2020; 265:255-262. [PMID: 32090749 PMCID: PMC7448808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Low maternal vitamin D levels [serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D)] during pregnancy have been linked to offspring neuropsychiatric outcomes such as schizophrenia and autism, but studies on depression are lacking. We examined the association between maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and offspring depression during childhood and adolescence and investigated whether any associations were modified by offspring genetic risk for depression. METHODS Mother-singleton birth offspring pairs in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) that had maternal 25(OH)D measurements, offspring genetic data, and offspring depression measures collected in childhood (mean age=10.6 years; n = 2938) and/or adolescence (mean age=13.8 years; n = 2485) were included in the analyses. Using multivariable logistic regression, we assessed associations between maternal vitamin D status and offspring polygenic risk score (PRS) for depression on childhood/adolescent depression risk. RESULTS There was no evidence for an association between maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and offspring depression in childhood (p = 0.72) or adolescence (p = 0.07). Offspring depression PRS were independently associated with childhood depression (p = 0.003), but did not interact with maternal vitamin D status. These results were robust to adjustments for potential confounders and different cut-offs for vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency. LIMITATIONS 25(OH)D measurements were only available at a single time point during pregnancy. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy does not affect an offspring's risk for early life depression.
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- Min-Jung Wang
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA,Henry and Allison McCance Center for Brain Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Department of Medicine, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA,Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Kaufman-Shriqui V, O'Campo P, Misir V, Schafer P, Morinis J, Vance M, Dunkel Schetter C, Raju TNK, Hillemeier MM, Lanzi R, Chinchilli VM. Neighbourhood-level deprivation indices and postpartum women's health: results from the Community Child Health Network (CCHN) multi-site study. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020; 18:38. [PMID: 32087734 PMCID: PMC7036181 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-1275-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Area-level socioeconomic characteristics have been shown to be related to health status and mortality however, little is known about the association between residential community characteristics in relation to postpartum women’s health. Methods Data from the longitudinal, multi-site Community Child Health Network (CCHN) study were used. Postpartum women (n = 2510), aged 18–40 were recruited from 2008 to 2012 within a month of delivery. Socioeconomic data was used to create deprivation indices. Census data were analysed using principal components analysis (PCA) and logistic regression to assess the association between deprivation indices (DIs) and various health indicators. Results PCA resulted in two unique DIs that accounted for 67.5% of the total variance of the combined all-site area deprivation. The first DI was comprised of variables representing a high percentage of Hispanic or Latina, foreign-born individuals, dense households (more than one person per room of residence), with less than a high-school education, and who spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs. The second DI was comprised of a high percentage of African-Americans, single mothers, and high levels of unemployment. In a multivariate logistic regression model, using the quartiles of each DI, women who reside in the geographic area of Q4-Q2 of the second DI, were almost twice as likely to have more than three adverse health conditions compared to those who resided in the least deprived areas. (Q2vs.Q1:OR = 2.09,P = 0.001,Q3vs.Q1:OR = 1.89,P = 0.006,Q4vs.Q1:OR = 1.95,P = 0.004 respectively). Conclusions Our results support the utility of examining deprivation indices as predictors of maternal postpartum health.
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- Vered Kaufman-Shriqui
- Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel. .,The Center for Urban Health Solutions (C-UHS), St, Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
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- Alma and Baxter Richard Chair in Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond St, Toronto, ON, M5B 1W8, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- The Center for Urban Health Solutions (C-UHS), St, Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Baltimore Healthy Start, Inc 2521 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- The Center for Urban Health Solutions (C-UHS), St, Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Paediatric Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Senior Director of Clinical Affairs and Quality Assurance, Baltimore Healthy Start, Inc, 2521 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Administration, Pennsylvania State University, 504S Ford, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Blvd., 227 RPHB, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, A210, Penn State College of Medicine, 90 Hope Frive, Suite 2200, Hershey, PA, 17033-0855, USA
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Zheng M, Cameron AJ, Birken CS, Keown-Stoneman C, Laws R, Wen LM, Campbell KJ. Early Infant Feeding and BMI Trajectories in the First 5 Years of Life. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020; 28:339-346. [PMID: 31970916 DOI: 10.1002/oby.22688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the relative impact of breastfeeding duration and timing of solids introduction on BMI z score (BMIz) trajectory in early childhood. METHODS This study conducted secondary analyses of data from the Melbourne Infant Feeding, Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT) Program (N = 542), a prospective cohort study with data collected at birth and 3, 9, 18, 42, and 60 months. Linear spline multilevel models were performed. RESULTS Differential growth rates were observed from birth to 3 months and from 9 to 18 months by breastfeeding duration (≥ 6 vs. < 6 months) and timing of solids introduction (before vs. after 6 months). Children who were breastfed for ≥ 6 versus < 6 months had lower BMIz at all ages from 3 to 60 months. The difference remained after adjusting for child and maternal factors, and the adjusted mean differences in BMIz at 3, 9, 18, 42, and 60 months were -0.34, -0.44, -0.13, -0.19, and -0.23, respectively. Children who received solids before versus after 6 months of age had higher BMIz at 18 and 42 months, but adjustment for child and maternal factors attenuated these differences. CONCLUSIONS Longer breastfeeding duration was associated with lower BMIz to 5 years of age, providing further support for infant feeding guidelines to prolong breastfeeding duration for healthy growth.
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- Miaobing Zheng
- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Global Obesity Centre, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Population Health Research and Evaluation Hub, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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Hammerton G, Murray J, Maughan B, Barros FC, Gonçalves H, Menezes AMB, Wehrmeister FC, Hickman M, Heron J. Childhood Behavioural Problems and Adverse Outcomes in Early Adulthood: a Comparison of Brazilian and British Birth Cohorts. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND LIFE-COURSE CRIMINOLOGY 2019; 5:517-535. [PMID: 31956470 PMCID: PMC6942009 DOI: 10.1007/s40865-019-00126-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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PURPOSE Examine associations between childhood behavioural problems with criminal behaviour, emotional disorders, substance use and unemployment in early adulthood in two birth cohorts from a middle- and high-income country. METHODS Data were utilised from large, prospective birth cohorts in Brazil (1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort; N = 3939) and the UK (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children; ALSPAC; N = 5079). Behavioural problems were reported on by parents at age 11 years (including disobeys, temper, lies, fights, steals). Outcomes (assessed with youth between ages 22 and 24 years) included criminal behaviour, emotional disorders, substance use and NEET (not in education, employment or training). RESULTS In both cohorts, children with 'conduct problems' (those with increased probability of all five behaviours at age 11), were at higher risk of criminal behaviour, emotional disorders and NEET in adulthood compared to those with 'low problems'. Associations for 'conduct problems' were stronger in Pelotas compared to ALSPAC for hazardous alcohol use [Pelotas: risk ratio = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.14-1.70; ALSPAC: risk ratio = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.57-1.02] and illegal drug use [Pelotas: risk ratio = 1.32, 95% CI = 1.16-1.50; ALSPAC: risk ratio = 1.05, 95% CI = 0.91-1.20], whereas associations for criminal behaviour [Pelotas: risk ratio = 1.92, 95% CI = 1.29-2.86; ALSPAC: risk ratio = 2.75, 95% CI = 2.04-3.73] and NEET [Pelotas: risk ratio = 1.38, 95% CI = 1.13-1.70; ALSPAC: risk ratio = 3.04, 95% CI = 1.99-4.65] were stronger in ALSPAC. CONCLUSIONS Childhood conduct problems were associated with criminal behaviour, emotional disorders and unemployment in adulthood in both Brazil and the UK. Additional associations were found for substance use in Brazil.
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- Gemma Hammerton
- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- MRC Social, Developmental and Genetic Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Lopez A, Becerra MB, Becerra BJ. Maternal Mental Illness Is Associated with Adverse Neonate Outcomes: An Analysis of Inpatient Data. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16214135. [PMID: 31717835 PMCID: PMC6862186 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16214135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective: Addressing mental illness and associated outcomes is a major public health priority in the United States. In this study, our goal was to assess the role of maternal mental illness and its association to poor fetal growth and preterm delivery in one of the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas of California. Methods: Data were obtained from the public database of California inpatient data from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD). OSHPD provides de-identified data on all inpatient department visits within California, to ensure confidentially of patients. Each variable was dichotomized into a binary variable of presence or absence of diagnosis status. The primary independent variable was clinical diagnosis of any mental illness. The dependent variables were pregnancy birth outcomes defined as poor fetal growth and preterm delivery. We specifically focused on inland Southern California due to its higher socioeconomic burden and poor maternal–child outcomes. Results: In the inland Southern California area, which is generally a geographic location with high poverty, maternal mental illness was associated with 79% higher odds of poor fetal growth and 64% higher odds of preterm delivery. Increasing numbers of co-morbidities were also associated with poor fetal growth. On the other hand, being older, being on Medicaid or other insurance status, being non-Hispanic Black, as well as increasing co-morbidities were associated with increased odds of preterm delivery. Conclusions: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the immediate birth outcomes associated with maternal mental illness. Given the empirical evidence of the study, addressing maternal mental health status is a key public health issue, especially in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.
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- Abigail Lopez
- Department of Health Science and Human Ecology, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA;
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- Department of Health Science and Human Ecology, California State University, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +909-537-5969
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- School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA;
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Daalderop LA, de Groot MW, van der Meer L, Steegers EAP, Bertens LCM. Non-medical determinants of perinatal health: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e031437. [PMID: 31562159 PMCID: PMC6773282 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Research focusing on the associations between non-medical determinants and unfavourable perinatal health outcomes is increasing. Despite increasing knowledge on this theme, it still remains unclear to what extent social, environmental and lifestyle factors contribute to these unfavourable outcomes. Therefore, we aim to provide a systematic review, preferably with meta-analysis, in order to provide insight into the associations between non-medical determinants and perinatal mortality, preterm birth and being small for gestational age (SGA). METHODS AND ANALYSIS Observational studies performed in European countries studying the associations between non-medical determinants and unfavourable perinatal health outcomes will be included. Primary outcomes of interest are perinatal mortality, preterm birth and SGA. To retrieve potential eligible articles, a systematic literature search was performed in the following online databases on 5 October 2018: MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane and Google Scholar. Additionally, a reference list check and citation search will be performed. Data of the included articles will be extracted using a standardised and piloted data extraction form. Risk of bias will be assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. The study selection and data extraction process will be performed by two reviewers independently. Disagreements will be resolved through discussion with a third reviewer. The pooled effects will be calculated separately for each association found between one of the outcome measures and the non-medical determinants using a random effects model. Heterogeneity of the studies will be assessed using the I2 statistic. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION No ethical approval is necessary for a systematic review with meta-analysis. The findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42018056105.
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- Leonie A Daalderop
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Meyrose AK, Wüstner A, Otto C, Lampert T, Ravens-Sieberer U. [Associations of maternal educational background with health and health behavior in infants]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2019; 62:1067-1076. [PMID: 31440768 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-019-02998-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The basis for healthy development is established during the first years of one's life. In this early phase, parents can significantly influence the health conditions under which their child grows up. Parental education can play a key role in this regard. This study examines the association of maternal education with health and health behavior in infants. METHODS A subsample of the representative German KiGGS study (Wave 1, 2009-2012) on the health of children and adolescents was investigated. Data from 1727 mothers who reported on health-specific characteristics of their infants (0 to 2 years), on their own educational background, and on characteristics of the family were analyzed. The influence of maternal education on indices of health and health behavior in infants was investigated by means of logistic regression; additional predictors were considered in regression models. RESULTS Higher maternal education was associated with better health behavior, but not with overall infant health. The impact of maternal education on health behavior remained significant when considering other predictors (financial worries, low maternal age at childbirth, premature birth/low birth weight). Overall, low maternal education was accompanied by an accumulation of additional risks. CONCLUSIONS Higher maternal education can help infants have a good start in their lives. The impact of poor health behavior on infant health may not become apparent until later in their lives. For prevention and intervention, it is important to identify sensitive stages of development during childhood and the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between maternal education and infant health behavior.
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- Ann-Katrin Meyrose
- Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, -psychotherapie und -psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
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- Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, -psychotherapie und -psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, -psychotherapie und -psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, Soziale Determinanten der Gesundheit, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, -psychotherapie und -psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Deutschland.
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Tian Y, Holzman C, Slaughter-Acey J, Margerison-Zilko C, Luo Z, Todem D. Maternal Socioeconomic Mobility and Preterm Delivery: A Latent Class Analysis. Matern Child Health J 2018; 22:1647-1658. [PMID: 29959600 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-018-2562-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Objective Growing evidence suggests that maternal socioeconomic mobility (SM) is associated with pregnancy outcomes. Our study investigated the association between maternal SM from childhood to adulthood and the risk of preterm delivery (PTD), and examined heterogeneity of associations by race/ethnicity. Methods In this study, 3019 pregnant women enrolled from 5 Michigan communities at 16-27 weeks' gestation (1998-2004) provided their parents' socioeconomic position (SEP) indicators (education, occupation, receipt of public assistance) and their own and child's father's SEP indicators (education, occupation, Medicaid status, and household income) at the time of enrollment. Latent class analysis was used to identify latent classes of childhood SEP indicators, adulthood SEP indicators, and SM from childhood to adulthood, respectively. A model-based approach to latent class analysis with distal outcome assessed relations between latent class and PTD, overall and within race/ethnicity groups. Results Three latent classes (low, middle, high) were identified for childhood SEP indicators and adulthood SEP indicators, respectively; while four latent classes (static low, upward, downward, and static high) best described SM. Women with upward SM had decreased odds of PTD (Odds ratio = 0.60, 95% confidence interval: 0.42, 0.87), compared to those with static low SEP. This SM advantage was true for all women and most pronounced in white/others women. Conclusions Maternal experiences of upward SM may be important considerations when assessing PTD risk. Our results support the argument that policies and programs aimed at improving women's SEP could lower PTD rates.
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- Yan Tian
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 909 Fee Road Room B601, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 909 Fee Road Room B601, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA.
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- College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, 245 N 15th St, Mailstop 501, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 909 Fee Road Room B601, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 909 Fee Road Room B601, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, 909 Fee Road Room B601, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824, USA
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Fábelová L, Vandentorren S, Vuillermoz C, Garnier R, Lioret S, Botton J. Hair concentration of trace elements and growth in homeless children aged <6years: Results from the ENFAMS study. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2018; 114:318-325. [PMID: 29150339 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Growth is an important indicator of health in early childhood. This is a critical developmental period, during which a number of factors, including exposure to metals, might play a role in later physical and metabolic functions. OBJECTIVE To study the association between exposure to arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and selenium (Se), and physical growth of children from homeless families aged <6years. METHODS This study was based on data of the cross-sectional survey (ENFAMS), which was conducted by the Observatoire du Samu Social on a random sample of homeless sheltered families in the Paris region during winter 2013. Families with children under 6years (N=324) were interviewed in 17 languages using face-to-face questionnaires. A nurse took anthropometric measures and collected hair samples where As, Cd, Hg, Pb and Se levels were measured. We calculated weight-for-age Z-score (WAZ), height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) and BMI-for-age Z-score (BMIZ) of children, using the 2006 WHO Child Growth Standards as a reference. Associations between ln-transformed metal exposures and growth outcomes were tested by multivariable linear regression models with adjustment for potential confounders (including maternal anthropometrical and socio-demographical characteristics, gestational age, child birthweight, breastfeeding, food insecurity of the child). Due to missing data (1.6% to 14.2% depending on the variables), we used multiple imputation by chained equations. RESULTS A strong positive correlation was found between Pb and Cd levels (r=0.65; p<0.001). Positive associations between Se level and HAZ (β=0.61; p=0.05) and between Cd and BMIZ (β=0.21; p=0.03) and negative associations between As and HAZ (β=-0.18; p=0.05) were no more significant after multiple imputation. A weak negative trend was observed between Cd and HAZ (β=-0.14; p=0.14), while positive trends were found between Se and both WAZ (β=0.55; p=0.10) and HAZ (β=0.51; p=0.06) after multiple imputation. CONCLUSION Overall, our results found no strong association between exposure to metals and physical growth of homeless children but we observed some trends that were consistent with previous studies. More research is required studying these associations longitudinally, along with higher sample sizes, for better understanding the sources of exposure in homeless population and the potential effects on growth.
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- Lucia Fábelová
- U1153, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité Research Centre (CRESS), Early Origin of the Child's Health and Development (ORCHAD) Team, Inserm, Villejuif, France.
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- INSERM, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP UMRS 1136), Department of Social Epidemiology, Paris, France; French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, Saint-Maurice, France
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- INSERM, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP UMRS 1136), Department of Social Epidemiology, Paris, France
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- Centre antipoison et de toxicovigilance de Paris, France
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- U1153, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité Research Centre (CRESS), Early Origin of the Child's Health and Development (ORCHAD) Team, Inserm, Villejuif, France
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- U1153, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité Research Centre (CRESS), Early Origin of the Child's Health and Development (ORCHAD) Team, Inserm, Villejuif, France; Faculty of Pharmacy, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Sadovsky ADI, Matijasevich A, Santos IS, Barros FC, Miranda AE, Silveira MF. LBW and IUGR temporal trend in 4 population-based birth cohorts: the role of economic inequality. BMC Pediatr 2016; 16:115. [PMID: 27473678 PMCID: PMC4966743 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-016-0656-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Low/medium income countries, with health inequalities present high rates of neonates having low birthweight and/or are small for the gestational age. This study aims to analyze the absolute and relative income inequality in the occurrence of low birthweight and small size for gestational age among neonates in four birth cohorts from southern Brazil in 1982, 1993, 2004, and 2011. Methods The main exhibit was monthly family income. The outcomes were birth with low birthweight or small for the gestational age. The inequalities were calculated using the Slope Index of Inequality and the Relative Index of Inequality adjusted for maternal skin color, schooling, age, and marital status. Results In all birth cohorts, poorer mothers were at greater odds of having neonates with low birthweight or small for the gestational age. There was a tendency to decrease the prevalence of small for gestational age in poorer families associated with the reduction of inequalities over the past decades, which was not observed regarding low birthweight. Conclusions Economic inequalities occurred in neonates with low birthweight and with intrauterine growth restriction in the four studies, with a higher incidence of inadequate neonatal outcomes in the poorer families.
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- Ana D I Sadovsky
- Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Marechal Campos Ave., 1468 - Maruipe, Vitória, ES, Zip code: 29040-091, Brazil. .,Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.,Department of Preventive Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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Association of Women's Reproductive History With Long-term Mortality and Effect of Socioeconomic Factors. Obstet Gynecol 2016; 126:1181-1187. [PMID: 26551179 DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of socioeconomic factors on the association between parity and long-term maternal mortality. METHODS This was a population-based cohort study of mothers with births registered in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway during the period 1967-2009. We estimated age-specific (40-69 years) cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality ratios by number of births using Cox proportional hazard models. To assess effect modification by mothers' attained education, we stratified on low (less than 11 years) and high (11 years or greater) educational level. We further evaluated fathers' mortality by number of births using the same analytical approach. RESULTS Mothers with low education had higher mortality (cardiovascular: hazard ratio 2.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.34-2.93, noncardiovascular: hazard ratio 1.67, 95% CI 1.62-1.73). Among mothers with low education, cardiovascular mortality increased linearly with each additional birth above one (P trend=.02). In contrast, among mothers with high education, cardiovascular mortality declined with added births (P trend=.045). For noncardiovascular mortality there was no association among mothers with low education, whereas mortality declined with increasing number of births among mothers with high education (P trend<.01). Father's mortality showed similar associations with number of births when stratified on maternal education. CONCLUSION Women's long-term mortality rose with number of births only for cardiovascular causes of death and only among mothers with low education. Partners of women with low education had similar increasing risk with increasing number of births. Maternal educational level is a strong modifier of the association between parity and long-term mortality. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE II.
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Leung JYY, Li AM, Leung GM, Schooling CM. Mode of delivery and childhood hospitalizations for asthma and other wheezing disorders. Clin Exp Allergy 2016; 45:1109-17. [PMID: 25845852 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Observationally, delivery by Caesarean section is associated with higher risk of childhood asthma and wheeze in developed Western settings, but associations are less consistent in other settings. OBJECTIVE To examine the association of mode of delivery with hospitalizations for asthma and other wheezing disorders in a developed non-Western setting with high rates of Caesarean section. METHODS Using Cox regression, we examined the adjusted association of mode of delivery with public hospital admissions for asthma, bronchitis, and bronchiolitis (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Version Clinical Modification 466, 490 and 493) from 9 days to 12 years of age in a population-representative prospective birth cohort of 8327 Chinese children in Hong Kong. Confounders included sex, birth and parental characteristics, and socio-economic position (SEP). RESULTS Delivery by Caesarean section accounted for 27% of all births and was not clearly associated with hospitalizations for asthma and other wheezing disorders to 12 years [hazard ratio (HR) 1.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.91 to 1.36] compared to vaginal delivery. Similarly, there were no clear associations to 2 years (HR 1.07, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.38) or 6 years (HR 1.12, 95% CI 0.91 to 1.37), although we cannot rule out residual confounding by SEP. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE We cannot rule out an association, but our findings suggest that the observed associations of delivery by Caesarean section with childhood wheezing disorders may vary with setting and may not be biologically mediated. Further studies with different designs are needed to clarify the role of the microbiome and mode of delivery in the aetiology of asthma and other childhood wheezing disorders.
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- J Y Y Leung
- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,CUNY School of Public Health, Hunter College, New York, NY, USA
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Vos AA, Leeman A, Waelput AJ, Bonsel GJ, Steegers EA, Denktaş S. Assessment and care for non-medical risk factors in current antenatal health care. Midwifery 2015; 31:979-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Murray J, Maughan B, Menezes AMB, Hickman M, MacLeod J, Matijasevich A, Gonçalves H, Anselmi L, Gallo EAG, Barros FC. Perinatal and sociodemographic factors at birth predicting conduct problems and violence to age 18 years: comparison of Brazilian and British birth cohorts. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2015; 56:914-22. [PMID: 25471542 PMCID: PMC4508966 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many low- and middle-income countries have high levels of violence. Research in high-income countries shows that risk factors in the perinatal period are significant precursors of conduct problems which can develop into violence. It is not known whether the same early influences are important in lower income settings with higher rates of violence. This study compared perinatal and sociodemographic risk factors between Brazil and Britain, and their role in explaining higher rates of conduct problems and violence in Brazil. METHODS Prospective population-based birth cohort studies were conducted in Pelotas, Brazil (N = 3,618) and Avon, Britain (N = 4,103). Eleven perinatal and sociodemographic risk factors were measured in questionnaires completed by mothers during the perinatal period. Conduct problems were measured in questionnaires completed by mothers at age 11, and violence in self-report questionnaires completed by adolescents at age 18. RESULTS Conduct problems were predicted by similar risk factors in Brazil and Britain. Female violence was predicted by several of the same risk factors in both countries. However, male violence in Brazil was associated with only one risk factor, and several risk factor associations were weaker in Brazil than in Britain for both females and males. Almost 20% of the higher risk for conduct problems in Brazil compared to Britain was explained by differential exposure to risk factors. The percentage of the cross-national difference in violence explained by early risk factors was 15% for females and 8% for males. CONCLUSIONS A nontrivial proportion of cross-national differences in antisocial behaviour are related to perinatal and sociodemographic conditions at the start of life. However, risk factor associations are weaker in Brazil than in Britain, and influences in other developmental periods are probably of particular importance for understanding male youth violence in Brazil.
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- Joseph Murray
- Department of Psychiatry, University of CambridgeCambridge, UK,Correspondence Joseph Murray, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Douglas House, 18b Trumpington Road, Cambridge CB2 8AH, UK;
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- MRC Social, Developmental and Genetic Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College LondonLondon, UK
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of PelotasPelotas, Brazil
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of BristolBristol, UK
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of BristolBristol, UK
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of PelotasPelotas, Brazil,Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of PelotasPelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of PelotasPelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of PelotasPelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of PelotasPelotas, Brazil,Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de PelotasPelotas, Brazil
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Murray J, Menezes AMB, Hickman M, Maughan B, Gallo EAG, Matijasevich A, Gonçalves H, Anselmi L, Assunção MCF, Barros FC, Victora CG. Childhood behaviour problems predict crime and violence in late adolescence: Brazilian and British birth cohort studies. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2015; 50:579-89. [PMID: 25319112 PMCID: PMC4361758 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0976-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE Most children live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), many of which have high levels of violence. Research in high-income countries (HICs) shows that childhood behaviour problems are important precursors of crime and violence. Evidence is lacking on whether this is also true in LMICs. This study examines prevalence rates and associations between conduct problems and hyperactivity and crime and violence in Brazil and Britain. METHODS A comparison was made of birth cohorts in Brazil and Britain, including measures of behaviour problems based on parental report at age 11, and self-reports of crime at age 18 (N = 3,618 Brazil; N = 4,103 Britain). Confounders were measured in the perinatal period and at age 11 in questionnaires completed by the mother and, in Brazil, searches of police records regarding parental crime. RESULTS Conduct problems, hyperactivity and violent crime were more prevalent in Brazil than in Britain, but nonviolent crime was more prevalent in Britain. Sex differences in prevalence rates were larger where behaviours were less common: larger for conduct problems, hyperactivity, and violent crime in Britain, and larger for nonviolent crime in Brazil. Conduct problems and hyperactivity predicted nonviolent and violent crime similarly in both countries; the effects were partly explained by perinatal health factors and childhood family environments. CONCLUSIONS Conduct problems and hyperactivity are similar precursors of crime and violence across different social settings. Early crime and violence prevention programmes could target these behavioural difficulties and associated risks in LMICs as well as in HICs.
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- Joseph Murray
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Douglas House, 18b Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AH, UK,
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Teixeira C, Silva S, Severo M, Barros H. Socioeconomic position early in adolescence and mode of delivery later in life: findings from a Portuguese birth cohort. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119517. [PMID: 25799142 PMCID: PMC4370463 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective This study assessed the influence of socioeconomic position at 12 years of age (SEP-12) on the variability in cesarean rates later in life. Methods As part of the Portuguese Generation XXI birth cohort we evaluated 7358 women with a singleton pregnancy who delivered at five Portuguese public hospitals serving the region of Porto (April/2005–September/2006). Based on the twelve items that described socioeconomic circumstances at age 12, a latent class analysis was used to classify women’s SEP-12 as high, intermediate and low. Multiple Poisson regression was used to estimate adjusted risk ratio (RR) and respective 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Results The cesarean rates in high, intermediate and low SEP-12 were, respectively, 40.9%, 37.5% and 40.5% (p = 0.100) among primiparous women; 14.2%, 11.6% and 15.5% (p = 0.04) among multiparous women with no previous cesarean and 78.6%, 72.2% and 70.0% (p = 0.08) among women with a previous cesarean. A low to moderate association between SEP-12 and cesarean rates was observed among multiparous women with a previous cesarean, illustrating that women from higher SEP-12 were more likely to have a surgical delivery (RR = 1.12;95%CI:1.01–1.24 comparing high with low SEP-12 and RR = 1.03:95%CI:0.94–1.14 comparing intermediate with low SEP-12) not explained by potential mediating factors. No such association was found either in primiparous or in multiparous women without a previous cesarean. Conclusions The association between SEP-12 and cesarean rates suggests the effect of past socioeconomic context on the decision concerning the mode of delivery, but only among women who experienced a previous cesarean. Accordingly, it appears that early-life socioeconomic circumstances drive cesarean rates but the effect can be modified by lived experiences concerning childbirth.
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- Cristina Teixeira
- Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal
- Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
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- Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal
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Achia TNO, Mageto LE. Individual and contextual determinants of adequate maternal health care services in Kenya. Women Health 2015; 55:203-26. [PMID: 25774561 DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2014.979971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study aimed to examine individual and community level factors associated with adequate use of maternal antenatal health services in Kenya. Individual and community level factors associated with adequate use of maternal health care (MHC) services were obtained from the 2008-09 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey data set. Multilevel partial-proportional odds logit models were fitted using STATA 13.0 to quantify the relations of the selected covariates to adequate MHC use, defined as a three-category ordinal variable. The sample consisted of 3,621 women who had at least one live birth in the five-year period preceding this survey. Only 18 percent of the women had adequate use of MHC services. Greater educational attainment by the woman or her partner, higher socioeconomic status, access to medical insurance coverage, and greater media exposure were the individual-level factors associated with adequate use of MHC services. Greater community ethnic diversity, higher community-level socioeconomic status, and greater community-level health facility deliveries were the contextual-level factors associated with adequate use of MHC. To improve the use of MHC services in Kenya, the government needs to design and implement programs that target underlying individual and community level factors, providing focused and sustained health education to promote the use of antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care.
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- Thomas N O Achia
- a Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health , University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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An instrument for broadened risk assessment in antenatal health care including non-medical issues. Int J Integr Care 2015; 15:e002. [PMID: 25780351 PMCID: PMC4359383 DOI: 10.5334/ijic.1512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2014] [Revised: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Introduction Growing evidence on the risk contributing role of non-medical factors on pregnancy outcomes urged for a new approach in early antenatal risk selection. The evidence invites to more integration, in particular between the clinical working area and the public health domain. We developed a non-invasive, standardized instrument for comprehensive antenatal risk assessment. The current study presents the application-oriented development of a risk screening instrument for early antenatal detection of risk factors and tailored prevention in an integrated care setting. Methods A review of published instruments complemented with evidence from cohort studies. Selection and standardization of risk factors associated with small for gestational age, preterm birth, congenital anomalies and perinatal mortality. Risk factors were weighted to obtain a cumulative risk score. Responses were then connected to corresponding care pathways. A cumulative risk threshold was defined, which can be adapted to the population and the availability of preventive facilities. A score above the threshold implies multidisciplinary consultation between caregivers. Results The resulting digital score card consisted of 70 items, subdivided into four non-medical and two medical domains. Weighing of risk factors was based on existing evidence. Pilot-evidence from a cohort of 218 pregnancies in a multi-practice urban setting showed a cut-off of 16 points would imply 20% of all pregnant women to be assessed in a multidisciplinary setting. A total of 28 care pathways were defined. Conclusion The resulting score card is a universal risk screening instrument which incorporates recent evidence on non-medical risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes and enables systematic risk management in an integrated antenatal health care setting.
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Horta BL, Gigante DP, Gonçalves H, dos Santos Motta J, Loret de Mola C, Oliveira IO, Barros FC, Victora CG. Cohort Profile Update: The 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study. Int J Epidemiol 2015; 44:441, 441a-441e. [PMID: 25733577 PMCID: PMC4469796 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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In this manuscript, we update the profile of the 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study.In 1982, 5914 live births whose families lived in the urban are of Pelotas were enrolled in the cohort. In 2012–13, we tried to locate the whole original cohort; 3701 participants were interviewed who, added to the 325 known deaths, represented a follow-up rate of 68.1%. In contrast to the previous home interviews, in this wave all participants were invited to visit the research clinic to be interviewed and examined. The visit was carried out at a mean age of 30.2 years and mainly focused on four categories of outcomes: (i) mental health; (ii) body composition; (iii) precursors of complex chronic diseases; and (iv) human capital. Requests for collaboration by outside researchers are welcome.
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- Bernardo Lessa Horta
- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil and Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil and Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil and Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil and Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil and Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil and Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil and Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil and Postgraduate Program in Health and Behavior, Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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Knape N, Mayer H, Schnepp W, zu Sayn-Wittgenstein F. The association between attendance of midwives and workload of midwives with the mode of birth: secondary analyses in the German healthcare system. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2014; 14:300. [PMID: 25178810 PMCID: PMC4164747 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background The continuous rise in caesarean rates across most European countries raises multiple concerns. One factor in this development might be the type of care women receive during childbirth. ‘Supportive care during labour’ by midwives could be an important factor for reducing fear, tension and pain and decreasing caesarean rates. The presence and availability of midwives to support a woman in line with her needs are central aspects for ‘supportive care during labour’. To date, there is no existing research on the influence of effective ‘supportive care’ by German midwives on the mode of birth. This study examines the association between the attendance and workload of midwives with the mode of birth outcomes in a population of low-risk women in a German multicentre sample. Methods The data are based on a prospective controlled multicentre trial (n = 1,238) in which the intervention ‘midwife-led care’ was introduced. Four German hospitals participated between 2007 and 2009. Secondary analyses included a convenience sample of 999 low-risk women from the primary analyses who met the selection criterion ‘low-risk status’. Participation was voluntary. The association between the mode of birth and the key variables ‘attendance of midwives’ and ‘workload of midwives’ was assessed using backward logistic regression models. Results The overall rate of spontaneous delivery was 80.7% (n = 763). The ‘attendance of midwives’ and the ‘workload of midwives’ did not exhibit a significant association with the mode of birth. However, women who were not satisfied with the presence of midwives (OR: 2.45, 95% CI 1.54-3.95) or who did not receive supportive procedures by midwives (OR: 3.01, 95% CI 1.50-6.05) were significantly more likely to experience operative delivery or a caesarean. Further explanatory variables include the type of hospital, participation in childbirth preparation class, length of stay from admission to birth, oxytocin usage and parity. Conclusion Satisfaction with the presence of and supportive procedures by midwives are associated with the mode of birth. The presence and behaviour of midwives should suit the woman’s expectations and fulfil her needs. For reasons of causality, we would recommend experimental or quasi-experimental research that would exceed the explorative character of this study.
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- Nina Knape
- Department of Nursing Science, University of Witten/Herdecke, Faculty of Health, Stockumer Str,12, D-58453 Witten, Germany.
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Santos IS, Barros AJD, Matijasevich A, Zanini R, Chrestani Cesar MA, Camargo-Figuera FA, Oliveira IO, Barros FC, Victora CG. Cohort profile update: 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study. Body composition, mental health and genetic assessment at the 6 years follow-up. Int J Epidemiol 2014; 43:1437-1437a-f. [PMID: 25063002 PMCID: PMC4190519 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyu144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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This is an update of the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort profile, originally published in 2011. In view of the high prevalence of overweight and mental health problems among Brazilian children, together with the availability of state-of-the-art equipment to assess body composition and diagnostic tests for mental health in childhood, the main outcomes measured in the fifth follow-up (mean age 6.8 years) included child body composition, mental health and cognitive ability. A total of 3722 (90.2%) of the original mothers/carers were interviewed and their children examined in a clinic where they underwent whole-body dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), air displacement plethysmography and a 3D photonic scan. Saliva samples for DNA were obtained. Clinical psychologists applied the Development and Well-Being Assessment questionnaire and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children to all children. Results are being compared with those of the two earlier cohorts to assess the health effects of economic growth and full implementation of public policies aimed at reducing social inequalities in the past 30 years. For further information visit the programme website at [http://www.epidemio-ufpel.org.br/site/content/coorte_2004/questionarios.php]. Applications to use the data should be made by contacting 2004 cohort researchers and filling in the application form available at [http://www.epidemio-ufpel.org.br/site/content/estudos/formularios.php].
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- Iná S Santos
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
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Bollini P, Quack-Lötscher K. Guidelines-based indicators to measure quality of antenatal care. J Eval Clin Pract 2013; 19:1060-6. [PMID: 23527697 DOI: 10.1111/jep.12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES No comprehensive measurement of quality of antenatal care is available. Late booking or low number of checks are often used as surrogate for poor quality, leaving uncertainty on the actual content of the care received. In order to fill this gap, we have reviewed two sets of clinical guidelines and developed corresponding indicators of quality. METHOD A group of clinicians and methodologists reviewed the National Institute for Clinical Excellency Clinical Guidelines on antenatal care, and the list of prenatal care interventions recommended by the Research and Development Group, both based on evidence of effectiveness of specific interventions. We identified single aspects in three domains: (1) services utilization; (2) screening; and (3) interventions. For each indicator, we defined: (1) eligibility, that is the characteristics of the women to whom the indicator applies; (2) standard, that is the situation when the target is met; and (3) moderators, that is all conditions which legitimately hamper the fulfilment of the standard. RESULTS We developed four indicators of service utilization, 25 of screening and 17 of intervention. The respective eligibility, standard and moderators criteria were described for each indicator. While many indicators could be retrospectively evaluated from medical charts, quality of communication with provider, screening for sensible issues and counselling on behaviours to be avoided could only be obtained with a prospective data collection. CONCLUSIONS The indicators of quality of antenatal care, complemented by measures of social position, social support and immigrant/ethnic status, allow for a careful description of the gaps in quality of care for specific groups of women.
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Darmon N, Carlin G. Alimentation et inégalités sociales de santé en France. CAHIERS DE NUTRITION ET DE DIETETIQUE 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cnd.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Oakley LL, Renfrew MJ, Kurinczuk JJ, Quigley MA. Factors associated with breastfeeding in England: an analysis by primary care trust. BMJ Open 2013; 3:bmjopen-2013-002765. [PMID: 23794590 PMCID: PMC3693424 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To identify the sociodemographic factors associated with variation in area-based breastfeeding in England; to calculate the predicted breastfeeding rates adjusted for sociodemographic variations. DESIGN Ecological analysis of routine data using random effects logistic regression. SETTING All 151 primary care trusts (PCTs) in England 2010-2011. OUTCOME MEASURES PCT level data on breastfeeding: initiation, any and exclusive breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks. RESULTS There was considerable variation in breastfeeding across PCTs (breastfeeding initiation mean 72%, range 39-93%; any breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks mean 45%, range 19-83%; exclusive breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks mean 32%, range 14-58%), with London PCTs reporting markedly higher rates. Maternal age was strongly associated with area-based breastfeeding, with a 4-6% increase in odds of breastfeeding associated with a unit increase in the percentage of older mothers. Outside London, the proportion of the local population from a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) background, compared with those from a White British background, was associated with higher breastfeeding (1-3% increase in odds per unit increase in the proportion from a BME background). Area-based deprivation was associated with reduced odds of breastfeeding (21-32% reduced odds comparing most deprived quintile to least deprived quintile). Weaker associations were observed between sociodemographic factors and breastfeeding in London PCTs. Very few PCTs reported breastfeeding figures substantially above or below the national average, having adjusted for variations in sociodemographic factors. CONCLUSIONS Our results show striking associations between sociodemographic factors and breastfeeding at the area level, with much of the variation in breastfeeding rates explained by the sociodemographic profile. The sociodemographic context of breastfeeding is clearly important at the area level as well as the individual level. Our findings can be used to inform decision-making relating to local priorities and service provision.
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- Laura L Oakley
- Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Glinianaia SV, Ghosh R, Rankin J, Pearce MS, Parker L, Pless-Mulloli T. No improvement in socioeconomic inequalities in birthweight and preterm birth over four decades: a population-based cohort study. BMC Public Health 2013; 13:345. [PMID: 23587186 PMCID: PMC3651338 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Birthweight and gestational age are associated with socioeconomic deprivation, but the evidence in relation to temporal changes in these associations is sparse. We investigated changes in the associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and birthweight and gestational age in Newcastle upon Tyne, North of England, during 1961-2000. METHODS We used population-based data from hospital neonatal records on all singleton births to mothers resident in Newcastle (births with complete covariate information n = 113,182). We used linear regression to analyse the associations between neighbourhood SES and birthweight over the entire 40-year period and by decade, and logistic regression for associations with low birthweight (LBW) and preterm birth, adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS There was a significant interaction between SES and decade of birth for birthweight (p = 0.028) and preterm birth (p < 0.001). Socioeconomic gradients were similar in each decade for birthweight outcomes, but for preterm birth, socioeconomic disparities were more evident in the later decades [for 1961-70, odds ratio (OR) was 1.1, 95% CI 0.9, 1.3, for the most deprived versus the least deprived quartile, while for 1991-2000, the corresponding OR was 1.5, 95% CI 1.3, 1.7]. In each decade, there was a significant decrease in birthweight adjusted for gestational age for the most deprived compared to the least deprived SES group [1961-1970: -113.4 g (95% CI-133.0, -93.8); 1991-2000: -97.5 g (95% CI-113.0, -82.0)], while there was a significant increase in birthweight in each SES group over time. CONCLUSIONS Socioeconomic inequalities did not narrow over the four decades for birthweight and widened for preterm birth. Mean birthweight adjusted for gestational age increased in all socioeconomic groups, suggesting an overall increase in fetal growth.
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- Svetlana V Glinianaia
- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, USA
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
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- Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
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Prior E, Santhakumaran S, Gale C, Philipps LH, Modi N, Hyde MJ. Breastfeeding after cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of world literature. Am J Clin Nutr 2012; 95:1113-35. [PMID: 22456657 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.030254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The rate of exclusive breastfeeding remains low in many countries. Furthermore, cesarean delivery (CD) is increasing and may affect breastfeeding success. OBJECTIVE The objective was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies to determine whether CD (prelabor or in-labor) is associated with a lower rate of breastfeeding compared with vaginal delivery (VD). DESIGN Studies published before January 2011 that reported breastfeeding up to 6 mo postpartum and compared outcomes after CD or VD, including foreign language publications, were identified through PubMed and bibliographic review. Prespecified data were extracted independently by multiple observers. The types of CD [prelabor (elective/scheduled) or in-labor (emergency)] were compared by subgroup analyses. Potential sources of study-level bias were analyzed by using meta-regression and sensitivity analyses. RESULTS The systematic review included 53 studies (554,568 subjects, 33 countries); 25 authors contributed additional data (245,455 subjects), and 48 studies (553,306 subjects, 31 countries) were included in the meta-analysis. Rates of early breastfeeding (any initiation or at hospital discharge) were lower after CD compared with after VD (pooled OR: 0.57; 95% CI: 0.50, 0.64; P < 0.00001) and lower after prelabor but not after in-labor CD (prelabor OR: 0.83; 95% CI: 0.80, 0.86; P < 0.00001; in-labor OR: 1.00; 95% CI: 0.97, 1.04; P = 0.86). In mothers who initiated breastfeeding, CD had no significant effect on any breastfeeding at 6 mo (OR: 0.95; 95% CI: 0.89, 1.01; P = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS There was a negative association between prelabor CD and early breastfeeding. If breastfeeding is initiated, mode of delivery has no apparent effect on the number of mothers still breastfeeding at 6 mo. Women and health care workers should be aware of the negative associations between CD and early breastfeeding and consequent implications for infants' well-being.
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- Emily Prior
- Section of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Knai C, Lobstein T, Darmon N, Rutter H, McKee M. Socioeconomic patterning of childhood overweight status in Europe. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2012; 9:1472-89. [PMID: 22690206 PMCID: PMC3366624 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9041472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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There is growing evidence of social disparities in overweight among European children. This paper examines whether there is an association between socioeconomic inequality and prevalence of child overweight in European countries, and if socioeconomic disparities in child overweight are increasing. We analyse cross-country comparisons of household inequality and child overweight prevalence in Europe and review within-country variations over time of childhood overweight by social grouping, drawn from a review of the literature. Data from 22 European countries suggest that greater inequality in household income is positively associated with both self-reported and measured child overweight prevalence. Moreover, seven studies from four countries reported on the influence of socioeconomic factors on the distribution of child overweight over time. Four out of seven reported widening social disparities in childhood overweight, a fifth found statistically significant disparities only in a small sub-group, one found non-statistically significant disparities, and a lack of social gradient was reported in the last study. Where there is evidence of a widening social gradient in child overweight, it is likely that the changes in lifestyles and dietary habits involved in the increase in the prevalence of overweight have had a less favourable impact in low socio-economic status groups than in the rest of the population. More profound structural changes, based on population-wide social and environmental interventions are needed to halt the increasing social gradient in child overweight in current and future generations.
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- Cécile Knai
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 15–17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK; (H.R.); (M.M.)
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- International Association for the Study of Obesity, Charles Darwin House, 12 Roger Street, London WCIN 2JU, UK;
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- INRA, UMR1260, INSERM, UMR1062, Nutrition, Obesity and Risk of Thrombosis, Faculté de Médecine, Aix-Marseille University, F-13385, Marseille, France;
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 15–17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK; (H.R.); (M.M.)
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 15–17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK; (H.R.); (M.M.)
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