Miguel Ángel Luque-Fernández|Nazir Lone|I. Gutiérrez Garitano|Aurora Bueno?Cavanillas
Stillbirth risk by maternal socio-economic status and country of origin: a population-based observational study in Spain, 2007–08
University of Cape Town|Glasgow Centre for Population Health|University of Edinburgh|Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique|European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control|Universidad de Granada|Andalusian Health Service|Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
socioeconomic differences major determinant perinatal outcomes impact low socioeconomic status risk stillbirth association socioeconomic status stillbirth maternal country origin national level spain unknown aimed analyse effect maternal socioeconomic status risk stillbirth maternal country origin spain years 2007 2008we designed populationbased observational study included 970740 live births 2464 stillbirths 2007 2008 univariate risk ratios rrs stillbirth calculated maternal education country origin age parity gestational age adjusted stillbirth rrs calculated using generalized linear model poisson family adjusted attributable risks aetiological fractions population calculated measures impactstillbirth rate ranged 10 47 deaths per 1000 births stillbirth risk among mothers secondary lower education double mothers tertiary education adjusted rr 213 95 confidence interval ci 174260 african mothers compared mothers spain showed adjusted stillbirth rr 175 95 ci 154200this study confirms differences stillbirth risk maternal socioeconomic status regardless socioeconomic status african mothers highest risk stillbirth results point necessity reduce factors related social health inequalities perinatal mortality spain specifically take consideration special vulnerability african mothers