Social disparity and intrauterine death: from politics to policies

B. Tezcan; N. Khazaezadeh; A. Ash; E. Oteng-Ntim

doi:10.3109/01443615.2011.587910

Social disparity and intrauterine death: from politics to policies

B. Tezcan^*, N. Khazaezadeh, A. Ash, E. Oteng-Ntim

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GSTT Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Abstract

Correlation between intrauterine demise (IUD) and social disparity, based on maternal post-code of residence, is assessed in this study in order to find out if there is any correlation between IUD and geographical area. A total of 190 IUD cases from September 2002 to August 2004 were collected retrospectively from the IUD register. The maternity computer health record programme (Terranova-Healthware) was used for the assessment of area of residence of the patient and GP, patient demography and pregnancy details. Data were then entered onto a MS Excel spreadsheet and analysed by a public health statistician and a consultant obstetrician using the IMD-Index of Multiple Deprivation and then on to a graph. The results of this study show that there was a strong correlation between the IMD and the distribution of IUDs. Disparities come at a personal, midwifery and obstetric price. Differential access may lead to disparities in quality.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	507-508
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume	31
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/01443615.2011.587910
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011

Keywords

Epidemiology
general obstetrics
intrauterine death
social disparity

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Social disparity and intrauterine death: from politics to policies

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