Trends in live births and birthweight by social class, marital status and mother's age, 1976-2000

Joanne Maher; Alison Macfarlane

Trends in live births and birthweight by social class, marital status and mother's age, 1976-2000

Health Stat Q. 2004 Autumn:(23):34-42.

Authors

Joanne Maher¹, Alison Macfarlane

Affiliation

¹ Office for National Statistics, London.

PMID: 15704383

Abstract

This article describes trends in live births between 1976 and 2000 and by birthweight from 1983 to 2000 in England and Wales. It investigates variation by mother's age, social class of father and marital status and describes trends in the percentage of births which were multiple. Changes in patterns of childbearing and cohabitation throughout the period are described.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Birth Weight*
England / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Marital Status*
Maternal Age*
Middle Aged
Multiple Birth Offspring / statistics & numerical data
Parents
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome / epidemiology*
Pregnancy Rate
Social Class*
Wales / epidemiology