Maternal Education and Fetal and Infant Mortality in Quebec

Author: Jiajian Chen, Martha Fair, Russell Wilkins, Margaret Cyr, the Fetal and Infant Mortality Study Group Publisher: Statistics Canada Publication: Health Reports, Vol 10, No.2 Document Date:                  October 01, 1998 Category: Children > Infant/Child Mortality Related Categories: Children > Economic Factors Influencing Children > Health (fetal addictions, FAS, malnutrition) Education > Educational Attainment Education > Parental Education Family Economics > Economic Hardship Family Economics > Family Income Family Economics > Socio-economic Status   This article examines the relationship between maternal education and infant mortality in Quebec, and finds that the higher the education attained by mothers, the less likely they are to experience fetal or infant deaths. Socioeconomic status is also linked to lower education and higher rates of infant mortality. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link