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Study: Birth outcomes in British Columbia
1981 to 2000

   Babies born to parents living in wealthy neighbourhoods in British
Columbia had higher birth weights and lower rates of mortality than
those born to parents living in lower income neighbourhoods, according
to a new study.

   This study, published by the British Columbia Vital Statistics
Agency, is a descriptive profile of birth outcomes in British Columbia
between 1981 and 2000 by neighbourhood income quintiles and other
socio-demographic indicators.

   The study found that from 37 to 42 weeks of gestation, median birth
weights in British Columbia were clearly graded by neighbourhood income.
The highest birth weights were in the richest income groups, and the
lowest weights in the poorest.

   Overall, differences in birth weights were relatively small, but
consistent, across diverse demographic, socio-economic, cultural,
geographic and ethnic groups in the province.

   The report provides clear and easily-interpreted graphics showing the
percentile distribution of births not only by income, but also for five
regional health authorities; births to First Nations parents; and births
to immigrants of European, Chinese, and South Asian origins. Birth
weight distributions at each week of gestation help identify infants in
need of special care.

   This study resulted from a collaboration of the British Columbia
Vital Statistics Agency, the province's Ministry of Children and Family
Development, Statistics Canada, McGill University, the University of
Ottawa and the University of British Columbia.

   The report Charting Birth Outcome in British Columbia: Determinants
of Optimal Health and Ultimate Risk - An Expansion and Update is
available free, in English only, on the Government of British Columbia
website (http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/stats/features/index.html). The
document consists of the report and two appendices.

   For more information about the concepts, methods or data quality of
the report, or to obtain a copy, contact Russell Wilkins (613-951-5305;
[log in to unmask]) Health Analysis and Measurement Group.

Ann Curry-Stevens
Ph.D. Candidate, Adult Education
OISE/UT

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