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Unemployment and reproductive outcome. An Australian study
Author(s) -
NAJMAN J. M.,
MORRISON J.,
WILLIAMS G. M.,
KEEPING J. D.,
ANDERSEN M. J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1989.tb02390.x
Subject(s) - unemployment , demography , medicine , psychology , sociology , economics , economic growth
Summary The Mater‐University of Queensland Study involves the follow‐up of 8556 pregnant women who were enrolied at their first clinic visit. This analysis compares four groups of women categorized according to their own and their partners' employment Status. Group l 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 ncither 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.