. "1"^^ . "BACKGROUND: To investigate social variation in birthweight and length of gestation in Estonia in the period of transition to a democracy and market economy. METHODS: All live births resulting from singleton pregnancies reported to the Estonian Medical Birth Registry in 1992-1997 (n = 84, 629) were studied with respect to social variation in birthweight and preterm delivery (<37 weeks gestation). The results were adjusted for maternal age, parity, education, nationality, marital status, smoking in pregnancy, sex of the infant (and gestational age). RESULTS: Between 1992 and 1997, mean birthweight increased from 3,465g to 3,497g (P < 0.001) and the preterm rate fell from 5.8% to 5.1% (P = 0.001). Maternal education, marital status and nationality were all independently related to the mean birthweight and the risk of preterm birth. The mean difference in birthweight between children of mothers with basic and university education was 87 g (95% CI : 74-100). Children born to mothers of non-Estonian compare" . "Rahu, K." . "0"^^ . "118" . "0"^^ . . "0300-5771" . "29" . "Karro, H." . "726816" . "BACKGROUND: To investigate social variation in birthweight and length of gestation in Estonia in the period of transition to a democracy and market economy. METHODS: All live births resulting from singleton pregnancies reported to the Estonian Medical Birth Registry in 1992-1997 (n = 84, 629) were studied with respect to social variation in birthweight and preterm delivery (<37 weeks gestation). The results were adjusted for maternal age, parity, education, nationality, marital status, smoking in pregnancy, sex of the infant (and gestational age). RESULTS: Between 1992 and 1997, mean birthweight increased from 3,465g to 3,497g (P < 0.001) and the preterm rate fell from 5.8% to 5.1% (P = 0.001). Maternal education, marital status and nationality were all independently related to the mean birthweight and the risk of preterm birth. The mean difference in birthweight between children of mothers with basic and university education was 87 g (95% CI : 74-100). Children born to mothers of non-Estonian compare"@en . . "GB - Spojen\u00E9 kr\u00E1lovstv\u00ED Velk\u00E9 Brit\u00E1nie a Severn\u00EDho Irska" . "Rahu, M." . "[AB214E7D98DF]" . . "Social determinants of birth outcome in Estonia during the transition to democracy."@en . . . . "1" . "7"^^ . . . "International Journal of Epidemiology" . "14110" . . "Social determinants of birth outcome in Estonia during the transition to democracy." . "Social determinants of birth outcome in Estonia during the transition to democracy."@en . "Social determinants of birth outcome in Estonia during the transition to democracy."@en . "RIV/00216224:14110/00:00003635" . "5"^^ . . "RIV/00216224:14110/00:00003635!RIV/2002/MZ0/141102/N" . "Leon, D. A." . . . "Koupilov\u00E1, Ilona" . "Social determinants of birth outcome in Estonia during the transition to democracy." . "P(NO6160)" .