Journal article
Variation in severe maternal morbidity according to socioeconomic position: A UK national case-control study
A Lindquist, M Knight, JJ Kurinczuk
BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2013
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to explore the independent association between socioeconomic position, defined by occupation, and severe maternal morbidity among women in the UK. Design: Case-control study. Setting: The analysis was conducted as a case-control analysis, using data from a series of studies of direct causes of severe maternal morbidity undertaken through the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS), with data collected throughout all consultant-let obstetric units in the UK. Participants: The analysis included 1144 cases and 2256 comparison women (controls). UKOSS studies from which data on case women were obtained included amniotic fluid embolism, acute fatty liver of pregnancy,..
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Awarded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under the "Beyond maternal death: Improving the quality of maternity care through national studies of near-miss' maternal morbidity" programme
Awarded by National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR)
Funding Acknowledgements
This article presents independent research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under the "Beyond maternal death: Improving the quality of maternity care through national studies of near-miss' maternal morbidity" programme (Programme Grant RP-PG-0608-10038). The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health. AL was funded by a scholarship from the Rhodes Trust.