The Social Determinants of Infant Mortality and Birth Outcomes in Western Developed Nations: A Cross-Country Systematic Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Between-Country Variations in IM/Birth Outcomes
1.2. Within-Country Variations in IM/Birth Outcomes
1.3. A Social Determinants of IM/Birth Outcomes Conceptual Framework
2. Methods
2.1. Systematic Literature Review
3. Results
3.2. Within-Country Evidence on Contextual Social Determinants
3.2.1. Neighbourhood SES/Material Conditions
3.2.2. Residential Segregation
3.2.3. Income Inequality
3.2.4. Social Cohesion/Social Capital
3.3. Within-Country Evidence on Individual Level Social Determinants
3.3.2. Individual SES
3.3.3. Health Behaviours
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
Acknowledgements
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