Erschienen in:
08.12.2023 | Review
Deprived areas and adverse perinatal outcome: a systematic review
verfasst von:
Blanca Novillo-Del-Álamo, Alicia Martínez-Varea, Mar Nieto-Tous, José Morales-Roselló
Erschienen in:
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Ausgabe 4/2024
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Abstract
Purpose
This systematic review aimed to assess if women living in deprived areas have worse perinatal outcomes than those residing in high-income areas.
Methods
Datasets of PubMed, ScienceDirect, CENTRAL, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched for studies comparing perinatal outcomes (preterm birth, small-for-gestational age, and stillbirth) in deprived and non-deprive areas.
Results
A total of 46 studies were included. The systematic review of the literature revealed a higher risk for adverse perinatal outcomes such as preterm birth, small for gestational age, and stillbirth in deprived areas.
Conclusion
Deprived areas are associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. More multifactorial studies are needed to assess the weight of each factor that composes the socioeconomic gradient of health in adverse perinatal outcomes.