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Non stillborn infants whose address could be matched to a small area deprivation index (Haase-Pratschke (HP) Index) were included in the analysis. A combination of non-parametric and parametric tests were used to examine the impact of socioeconomic deprivation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      80,231 births were identified from 2018 to 2022. After exclusion criteria were applied, 912 very preterm births were available for analysis. There was a significant difference in population distributions of area level socioeconomic measures of neonates born &lt;32 weeks and those born &gt;=32 weeks(\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090\u00b7001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Socioeconomic deprivation remains an important determinant of very preterm birth although has limited effect on acute neonatal outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1038\/s41372-026-02674-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,20]],"date-time":"2026-04-20T08:26:47Z","timestamp":1776673607000},"page":"1972-1978","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Area level measures of socioeconomic deprivation and their impact on very preterm birth and very preterm birth outcomes: A retrospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1038","volume":"46","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8575-2353","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"O\u2019Reilly","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lauren","family":"Murphy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-7073-3119","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sharon","family":"Dempsey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isobel Claire","family":"Gormley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Curley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4164-3195","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carmel Maria","family":"Moore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0723-1982","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Naomi","family":"McCallion","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"2674_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Liang X, Lyu Y, Li J, Li Y, Chi C. 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