Impact of socioeconomic position, maternal morbidity in Australia
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 05:04
in Health & Medicine
The risk of severe maternal morbidity amongst women in Australia is increased by lower socioeconomic position, suggests a new study. Maternal age was also significantly associated with maternal morbidity, with women aged between 30 and 34 being 1.4 times more likely and women aged 35 and over being 2.3 times more likely to suffer from maternal morbidity.