Nativity and perinatal outcome disparities in the United States: beyond the immigrant paradox

D Montoya-Williams, A Barreto, E Fuentes-Afflick… - Seminars in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In the United States (US), epidemiologists have long documented paradoxically
lower rates of adverse perinatal health outcomes among immigrant birthing people than …

Variation in birth outcomes by mother's country of birth among Hispanic women in the United States, 2013

CL DeSisto, JA McDonald - Public Health Reports, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Despite knowledge that the Hispanic population is growing in the United States
and that birth outcomes may vary by maternal country of birth, data on birth outcomes by …

Association of acculturation with adverse pregnancy outcomes

A Premkumar, MP Debbink, RM Silver… - Obstetrics & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between acculturation and adverse pregnancy
outcomes, and whether these relationships differ across racial or ethnic groups. METHODS …

Disparities in postpartum depression screening participation between immigrant and Danish-born women

M Marti-Castaner, C Hvidtfeldt… - European Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Qualitative studies suggest that immigrant women experience barriers for
postpartum depression (PPD) screening. This study examines the prevalence of …

Maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment and risk of stillbirth

AA Freedman, AL Cammack, JR Temple, RM Silver… - Annals of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the association between maternal exposure to childhood
maltreatment (CM) and risk of stillbirth (fetal death at or after 20 weeks' gestation). Methods …

The influence of acculturation on the risk of stillbirth in migrant women residing in Western Australia

M Mozooni, DB Preen, CE Pennell - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective To investigate the influence of acculturation, demonstrated by age on arrival,
length of residence, interpreter use and having an Australian-born partner, on disparities …

The association of maternal country/region of origin and nativity with infant mortality rate among Hispanic preterm infants

KE Hannan, SL Bourque, M Passarella… - Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Objectives Among US-born preterm infants of Hispanic mothers, we analyzed the
unadjusted and adjusted infant mortality rate (IMR) by country/region of origin and maternal …

The association between acculturation and prenatal psychosocial stress among Latinas

L Chasan-Taber, N Kini, MW Harvey, P Pekow… - Journal of immigrant and …, 2020 - Springer
Latinas experience high levels of stress in pregnancy, however few studies have
investigated how acculturation affects pregnancy mental health among Latinas. The goal of …

The influence of acculturation on the risk of preterm birth and low birthweight in migrant women residing in Western Australia

M Mozooni, G Pereira, DB Preen, CE Pennell - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The risk of preterm birth (PTB) and low birthweight (LBW) may change over time
the longer that immigrants reside in their adopted countries. We aimed to study the influence …

Maternal acculturation and the growth of impoverished Mexican American infants

LJ Luecken, SL Jewell, DP MacKinnon - Obesity, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Identification of early life risk factors that predispose low‐income Hispanic children
to obesity is critical. For low‐income Mexican American mothers, the cultural context may …