Low birth weight trends in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, 2000-2015: economic, health system and demographic conditionings.

Diego ErasunJessica Alonso-MoleroInés Gómez-AceboTrinidad Dierssen-SotosJavier LlorcaJosé Schneider

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)

In OECD countries, LBW rates are related to contextual country characteristics such as GDP per capita, which is inversely related to LBW rate. Health care system factors, including health care coverage or investment in public health system, are directly associated with lower LBW rates.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
healthcare
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth
mental health
emergency department
electronic health record
drug induced