contributes to the greater rate of lowbirthweightbabies born in disadvantaged areas ... deprived areas. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH % of all births Around one fifth of women ... Unhealthy lifestyles are linked to illness and the Lothian population suffers
NHS Board Variations Lowbirthweight Table 13 summarises crude and standardised rates (standardised by maternal age and deprivation quintile) of babies which are lowbirthweight, expressed as a percentage of all live singleton births
The average for East Lothian as a whole was 14.4% The rate of 837 / 100, 000 population for the most deprived 30% of areas in East Lothian is substantially higher than the average ... in the most deprived 30% of areas in East Lothian is slightly higher than the rate of 22 ... east lothian