Trends in infant mortality and stillbirth rates in Scotland by socio-economic position, 2000-2018: a longitudinal ecological study

• Main Authors: Alice Harpur (Author), Jon Minton (Author), Julie Ramsay (Author), Gerry McCartney (Author), Lynda Fenton (Author), Harry Campbell (Author), Rachael Wood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As Scotland strives to become a country where children flourish in their early years, it is faced with the challenge of socio-economic health inequalities, which are at risk of widening amidst austerity policies. The aim of this study was to explore trends in infant mortality rat...