Socioeconomic status can affect pregnancy outcomes and complications, even with a universal healthcare system

• Main Authors: Min Kyoung Kim (Author), Seung Mi Lee (Author), Sung-Hee Bae (Author), Hyun Joo Kim (Author), Nam Gu Lim (Author), Seok-Jun Yoon (Author), Jin Yong Lee (Author), Min-Woo Jo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Low socioeconomic status can increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, but it remains unclear whether this negative association is attributed to inadequate prenatal care. Korea has been adopting a universal healthcare system. All Korean citizens must be enrolled National H...