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This study aimed to identify socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical factors associated with SGA in Mexico.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> We analyzed administrative data from 1,841,477 singletons collected by the National Information Subsystem of Livebirths during 2017. Small-for-gestational-age was defined as being &amp;lt;10<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> centiles according to the INTERGROWTH-21<jats:sup>st<\/jats:sup> standards. The comparison group was defined as being in \u226510<jats:sup>th<\/jats:sup> centiles. We fitted logistic regression models to determine odds ratios for the maternal factors associated with SGA.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Among the 1,841,477 singletons, 51% were male, 6.7% were SGA, 6.1% were term-SGA, and 0.5% were preterm-SGA. Maternal education presented a protective gradient of being SGA among mothers who achieved 1 to 6 years of education (adjusted odds ratio (aOR)0.95; 95% CI:0.91,0.99), 7 to 9 years (aOR 0.86; 95% CI:0.83,0.89), 10 to 12 years (aOR 0.75; 95% CI: 0.72, 0.79) and &amp;gt; 12 years (aOR 0.63; 95% CI:0.6,0.66) compared with those without education. SGA was particularly likely to occur among primiparous (aOR 1.42; 95% CI: 1.39, 1.43), mothers living in very high deprivation localities (aOR 1.39; 95% CI: 1.36, 1.43), young (aOR 1.04; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.06), advanced age (aOR 1.14; 95% CI 1.09, 1.19), and mothers living in areas above 2,000 m (aOR 1.69; 95% CI: 1.65, 1.73). Antenatal care was associated with a reduced risk of SGA by 30% (aOR 0.7; 95% CI:0.67,0.73), 23% (OR 0.77; 95% CI:0.74,0.8), and 21% (OR 0.79; 95% CI:0.75,0.83), compared with those mothers who never received antenatal care, when women visited the clinic at the first, second and third trimester, respectively.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Almost 7% of live births were found to be SGA. Parity, maternal age, education, place of residence, and social deprivation were significantly associated with this outcome. Antenatal care was protective. These findings imply that interventions focusing on early and adequate contact with health care facilities, reproductive health counseling, and maternal education should reduce SGA in Mexico.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2021.707078","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,23]],"date-time":"2021-12-23T08:27:04Z","timestamp":1640248024000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["Maternal Risk Factors for Small-for-Gestational-Age Newborns in Mexico: Analysis of a Nationwide Representative Cohort"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Su\u00e1rez-Idueta","family":"L","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bedford","family":"H","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ohuma","family":"EO","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cortina-Borja","family":"M","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","author":"Wardlaw","year":"2004","journal-title":"Low birthweight. 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