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UKOSS studies from which data on case women were obtained included amniotic fluid embolism, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, eclampsia, peripartum hysterectomy, therapies for peripartum haemorrhage and uterine rupture.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Primary outcome measure<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Odds of severe maternal morbidity by socioeconomic group, independent of ethnicity, maternal age, smoking, pre-existing medical condition, body mass index (BMI), multiple pregnancy and past pregnancy complications. Occupation was used to classify different socioeconomic groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Secondary outcome measure<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Odds of morbidity related to ethnic group, maternal age, smoking, pre-existing medical condition, BMI, multiple pregnancy and past pregnancy complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Across the socioeconomic groups, compared with the \u2018managerial\/professional\u2019 group, adjusted ORs were 1.17 (95% CI 0.94 to 1.45) for the \u2018intermediate group\u2019, 1.16 (95% CI 0.93 to 1.45) for \u2018routine\/manual\u2019, 1.22 (95% CI 0.92 to 1.61) for \u2018unemployed\u2019 women and 1.51 (95% CI 1.18 to 1.94) for women with missing socioeconomic information. Women of non-white ethnicity, older maternal age (\u226535\u2005years), BMI \u226525\u2005kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      and those with pre-existing medical condition\/s, multiple pregnancy or past pregnancy complications were shown to have a significantly increased odds of severe maternal morbidity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study suggests that socioeconomic position may be independently associated with an increased risk of severe maternal morbidity, although the observed association was not statistically significant. 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