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PAF estimates the risk reduction of FGR and PTB if ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities did not exist.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective cohort study using routinely recorded electronic health records, 2016\u20132021, Manchester, UK.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Women with singleton pregnancies greater than 22 weeks\u2019 gestation. Logistic regression models were fitted to explore the association between maternal self-reported ethnicity, or deprivation (index of multiple deprivation) on the odds of developing foetal growth restriction (FGR) and preterm birth (PTB). PAFs were estimated from (un)adjusted logistic regression models.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Main Outcome Measures.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The PAF of FGR and PTB cases associated with ethnicity and deprivation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 48,930 pregnancies were included in the analysis with FGR and PTB rates of 8.5% and 6.9%, respectively. Forty-five percent were from ethnic minority backgrounds with 33% living in the most deprived postcode wards. In adjusted models, 22.8% (95% CI 19.6\u201325.9%) of FGR cases were attributable to ethnicity (using White British\/Irish as comparison group). There was no effect of ethnicity on the PAF of PTB cases. In comparison to women living in the least deprived tertile of our population, 9.1% (95% CI 4.6\u201313.5%) of FGR cases and 11.2% (95% CI 6.2\u201315.9%) of PTB cases were attributable to deprivation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In our population, there is a disparity in pregnancy outcomes for women of ethnic minorities and those living in deprived areas. Targeted interventions such as antenatal caseload models and improved screening in high-risk women could contribute to the efforts to reduce maternal and perinatal morbidity in the UK.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s40615-025-02437-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,16]],"date-time":"2025-04-16T16:32:26Z","timestamp":1744821146000},"page":"2535-2544","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Examining the Magnitude of Maternal Ethnic and Socioeconomic Inequalities on Foetal Growth Restriction and Preterm Birth: A Cohort Study Set in North West England"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Omowunmi","family":"Omole","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Victoria","family":"Palin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kylie","family":"Watson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0913-2096","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jenny","family":"Myers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"2437_CR1","unstructured":"National Maternity Review. 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