Maternal socioeconomic factors and the risk of premature birth and low birth weight in Cyprus: a case–control study
Ημερομηνία
2018Συγγραφέας
Stylianou-Riga, ParaskeviKouis, Panayiotis
Kinni, Paraskevi
Rigas, Angelos
Papadouri, Thalia
Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.
Theodorou, Mamas
ISSN
1742-4755Source
Reproductive HealthVolume
15Issue
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Εμφάνιση πλήρους εγγραφήςΕπιτομή
Prematurity and low birth weight are significant predictors of perinatal morbidity and mortality and are influenced by the overall health and socioeconomic status of the pregnant mother. Although Cyprus is characterized by the highest prematurity rate in Europe (13.1% in 2014), the relationship between maternal health and socioeconomic characteristics with prematurity and low birth weight has never been investigated. We aimed to investigate the association of maternal demographic, clinical and socioeconomic characteristics with premature delivery and low neonatal birth weight in Cyprus.