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Sociodemographic characteristics influencing birth outcome in
Sweden, 1908-1930. Birth variables in The Population Study of Women in
Gothenburg
Susan W Anderssona, Aimon Niklassonb, Leif Lapidusc, Leif Hallberga, Calle Bengtssond, Lena Hulthéna
a Department of
Clinical Nutrition, Göteborg University, Göteborg,
Annedalsklinikerna, S-413 45, Sweden, b Göteborg Pediatric Growth Research
Centre, Institute for the Health of Women and Children, Göteborg
University, c Department of
Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg
, d Department
of Primary Health Care, Göteborg University
Correspondence to: S W Andersson
Accepted for publication 5 June 1999
STUDY OBJECTIVE
To
identify variables available in early Swedish delivery records and
their relation to birth outcomes for home and hospital deliveries in
Gothenburg at the early part of this century.
DESIGNA retrospective
recovery of original delivery records and social variables in a cross
sectional population.
SETTINGGothenburg, Sweden.
PARTICIPANTS851
fullterm singleton female births with known gestational age born into
five birth cohorts on selected dates (1908, 1914, 1918, 1922 and 1930).
MAIN RESULTSDelivery
site, maternal parity, gestational age, and social group were
significant factors influencing birth outcome as birth weight and
length. The mean birth weight and length of hospital born infants was
consistently lower than for home deliveries across all cohorts. Site of
delivery changed significantly during the period of births under study,
1908-1930.
CONCLUSIONSIn this
study, which was based on original delivery records from the early part
of this century, it was found that delivery site was an important
factor influencing birth outcome across five birth cohorts. Utilisation
of delivery services changed during the period of study. Thus, to avoid
selection bias, the application of delivery records should reflect the
birthing practice of the time period in question.
Keywords: sociodemographic; birth weight; birth length; delivery site
© 2000 by Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
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