Communal Poverty Is a Significant Risk Factor for Neonatal Seizures.

 Communal poverty, as reflected by lower SES of towns of residence, was found to be a stronger risk factor than race or ethnicity, for NS. More studies should focus on social class, as a risk factor for maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes. As SES is a modifiable variable every effort should be invested in fighting communal poverty and improving the SES of impoverished towns and population.