TY - JOUR
T1 - Socio-economic inequality in preterm birth
T2 - a comparative study of the Nordic countries from 1981 to 2000
AU - Petersen, Christina Bjørk
AU - Mortensen, Laust Hvas
AU - Morgen, Camilla Schmidt
AU - Madsen, Mia
AU - Schnor, Ole
AU - Arntzen, Annett
AU - Gissler, Mika
AU - Cnattingius, Sven
AU - Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - During the 1980s and 1990s, there were large social and structural changes within the Nordic countries. Here we examine time changes in risks of preterm birth by maternal educational attainment in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Information on gestational age and maternal socio-economic position was obtained from the NorCHASE database, which includes comparable population-based register data of births from Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway from 1981 to 2000. The risks of very preterm birth (12 years of education, mothers with
AB - During the 1980s and 1990s, there were large social and structural changes within the Nordic countries. Here we examine time changes in risks of preterm birth by maternal educational attainment in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Information on gestational age and maternal socio-economic position was obtained from the NorCHASE database, which includes comparable population-based register data of births from Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway from 1981 to 2000. The risks of very preterm birth (12 years of education, mothers with
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0269-5022
VL - 23
SP - 66
EP - 75
JO - Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (Print)
JF - Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology (Print)
IS - 1
ER -