Trajectories of fetal loss in the Czech Republic

Using data for 555,038 pregnancies conceived in the Czech Republic in 1987- 1990, we show that pronounced differences in fetal survival in the middle t rimester of pregnancy by marital status, educational level, and labor force attachment become much smaller at full term; survival differences by age a t conception and number of previous deliveries show relatively constant pro portional hazards throughout gestation. Social inequalities in postpartum l ife chances have been documented previously, but we show that similar inequ alities exist before birth.