Maternal socioeconomic status and infant mortality with low birth weight as a mediator: an inter-country comparison between Scotland and Denmark using administrative data
Yu Y, Verfuerden M, Hardelid P, Zylbersztejn A, Liew Z, Olsen J, Gilbert R, Li J, Fu B. Maternal socioeconomic status and infant mortality with low birth weight as a mediator: an inter-country comparison between Scotland and Denmark using administrative data. International Journal For Population Data Science 2017, 1: 368. PMCID: PMC9351277, DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow birth weightBirth weightHighest SES quintileSocioeconomic statusInfant mortalitySES quintilePublic health preventive strategiesCausal mediation analysisOverall hazard ratioPrenatal risk factorsAdministrative hospital dataCare of infantsCause infant mortalityMaternal socioeconomic statusMonths of ageHigh SES groupEffect of SESArea-based deprivationHazard ratioDeath RegisterSurvival outcomesBirth characteristicsMaternal ageLowest quintileRisk factors