Study reveals erasing inequality could prevent hundreds of adverse births annually in major UK city

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April 15, 2025, 4:00 AM

• •A new study has found that ethnicity and socioeconomic deprivation are significant risk factors for adverse birth outcomes in Birmingham and Solihull.
• •The study included more than 40,000 births in Birmingham and Solihull between October 2020 and April 2023.
• •The researchers found that mothers for whom no ethnicity was recorded faced the greatest odds of premature birth, stillbirth, and neonatal death.

A new study has found that deprivation, ethnicity, and lifestyle factors are all associated with an increased risk of adverse birth outcomes in Birmingham, UK. The researchers say that the findings could help to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in the region.

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