Unemployment and reproductive outcome. An Australian study.
The Mater-University of Queensland Study involves the follow-up of 8556 pregnant women who were enrolled at their first clinic visit. This analysis compares four groups of women categorized according to their own and their partners' employment status. Group 1 comprised women unemployed, partners not unemployed. Group 2 comprised women not unemployed with unemployed partners. Group 3 comprised women and partners who were both unemployed. In group 4 neither partner was unemployed. Initial analysis showed that there was a significant association between birthweight and birthweight for gestational age, and unemployment as reported by mothers. After adjustment for lifestyle variables (principally smoking) there were no remaining statistically significant associations.
Najman
J M
JM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Queensland, Australia.
Morrison
J
J
Williams
G M
GM
Keeping
J D
JD
Andersen
M J
MJ
D001724:Birth Weight; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008393:Marriage; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011793:Queensland; D012907:Smoking; D014478:Unemployment