Common-law unions tied to infant death and other negative birth outcomes.(Digests)

From: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: MacLean, R. | Copyright information

Despite the growing prevalence and acceptability of common-law marriages in Quebec, women in this type of union continue to be at greater risk for negative birth outcomes than those in traditional marriages. (1) According to a study of births registered in the province in 1990-1997, infants born to women in cohabiting relationships are significantly more likely than those born to legally married women to be preterm, small for gestational age or low-birth-weight, or to die within 28...

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