A large proportion of poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians are attributable to smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assault

A large proportion of poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians are attributable to smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assault

Background: Aboriginal infants have poorer birth outcomes than non-Aboriginal infants. Harmful use of tobacco, alcohol, and other substances is higher among Aboriginal women, as is violence, due to factors such as intergenerational trauma and poverty. We estimated the proportion of small for gestati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gibberd, A.J., Simpson, J.M., Jones, J., Williams, Robyn, Stanley, F., Eades, Sandra
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Birthweight
Preterm birth
Perinatal mortality
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
Indigenous
Linked routinely-collected data
GESTATIONAL-AGE
USE DISORDERS
PREGNANCY
RISK
PREVALENCE
WOMEN
INTERVENTIONS
PREDICTORS
STILLBIRTH
PATTERNS
Adult
Domestic Violence
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Logistic Models
Perinatal Death
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Outcome
Premature Birth
Risk Factors
Smoking
Substance-Related Disorders
Western Australia
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91262

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91262

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