Genetics Conference Presentation Dr Ghazala Mir and Dr Katie Spicer

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National and Local Policy andEthnicity• Recognition within DoH review of significance ofinterplay between poverty and ethnicity• Yet not reflected in key targets as outlined inscarf diagram• Genetics service in Blackburn given as goodpractice example, among other case studies• Risk of obscuring significance of complexinteraction of socioeconomic status and otherfactors around access to care in causal pathwaysfor IM
Existing evidenceEvidence for complexity within explanations ofvariations in infant mortality:•4% of consanguineous couples have a child with acongenital abnormality compared to 2% otherwise(Modell and Darr 2002)•Rates of terminations for an anomaly vary amongdifferent ethnic and socioeconomic groups•Socio-economic status as a key risk factor for infantmortality, closely intertwined with ethnicity•Support available to women also linked to higherrates of infant death
Page 2 and 3: Background• Social exclusion and
Page 4 and 5: Workshop Outline• Review of infan
Page 6: Scarf Diagram
Page 11 and 12: Social support and infant mortality
Page 13 and 14: Key Informant Interviews: Ethnicity
Page 15 and 16: Genetics and infant death• Consan
Page 17 and 18: Religion and ‘risk factors’•
Page 19 and 20: Discussion questionWhat should a st

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