ArticleMaternal and child health journal2013
Immigrants and preterm births: a nationwide epidemiological study in Sweden.
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- Prevalence of preterm birth in Scandinavian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Pooled it
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and International Immigration Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of global health · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Risk of Stillbirth, Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality in Immigrant Women.International journal of public health · 2022Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life at 5 years of age for children born very preterm with congenital anomalies: a multi-national cohort study.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Perinatal outcome of immigrant women with and without refugee status compared to non-immigrant women: results of the pregnancy and obstetric care for refugees (PROREF) cross-sectional study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Perinatal health among migrant women: A longitudinal register study in Finland 2000-17.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Association between maternal country of birth and preterm birth: A population-based register study of 910,752 deliveries.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Gestational age at birth and risk of intellectual disability without a common genetic cause.European journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Exploring the 'Healthy Migrant Paradox' in Sweden. A Cross Sectional Study Focused on Perinatal Outcomes.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2016Article
- What contributes to disparities in the preterm birth rate in European countries?Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology · 2015Review
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Abstract
To examine, nationwide, if there is an association between country of birth in mothers and preterm birth and to study whether any such association remains in second-generation immigrant women. In this follow-up study, a nationwide research database located at Lund University, Sweden, was used to identify all preterm born singletons in Sweden between January 1, 1982, and December 31, 2006. Incidence ratios were standardized with regard to maternal age at birth, marital status, geographical region, body height, and smoking history as well as period of birth, family income, and gender of the infant. Singletons of mothers born in Sweden were used as the reference group. There were 2,192,843 records for singletons over the study period, of whom 4.9 % were preterm births and 0.8 % were very preterm births. Increased risk of preterm birth was observed for mothers from Austria, Yugoslavia, Romania, Central Europe, and Asia. Increased risk of very preterm birth was observed for mothers from Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Africa, and Asia; these increased risk disappeared, however, in the second-generation female immigrants. Country of birth in mothers affected the risk of preterm birth; maternity care should pay special attention to women from certain population groups.
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