ArticleInternational journal of public health2015
Disparities in birth weight and gestational age by ethnic ancestry in South American countries.
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- Birthweight of babies born to migrant mothers - What role do integration policies play?SSM - population health · 2019Article
- Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study.Journal of developmental origins of health and disease · 2018Article
- Explaining ethnic disparities in preterm birth in Argentina and Ecuador.Global public health · 2018Article
- Maternal and infant factors had a significant impact on birthweight and longitudinal growth in a South African birth cohort.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2017Article
- Maternal Education Gradients in Infant Health in Four South American Countries.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Article
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- The impact of unemployment cycles on child and maternal health in Argentina.International journal of public health · 2017Article
- Differences in early cognitive and receptive-expressive neurodevelopment by ancestry and underlying pathways in Brazil and Argentina.Infant behavior & development · 2017Article
- Comparison of weight and length at birth of non-Roma and Roma newborn in Serbia.International journal of public health · 2016Article
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objectivesWe examine disparities in birth weight and gestational age by ethnic ancestry in 2000-2011 in eight South American countries.
methodsThe sample included 60,480 singleton live births. Regression models were estimated to evaluate differences in birth outcomes by ethnic ancestry controlling for time trends.
resultsSignificant disparities were found in seven countries. In four countries-Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela-we found significant disparities in both low birth weight and preterm birth. Disparities in preterm birth alone were observed in Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia. Several differences in continuous birth weight, gestational age, and fetal growth rate were also observed. There were no systematic patterns of disparities between the evaluated ethnic ancestry groups across the study countries, in that no racial/ethnic group consistently had the best or worst outcomes in all countries.
conclusionsRacial/ethnic disparities in infant health are common in several South American countries. Differences across countries suggest that racial/ethnic disparities are driven by social and economic mechanisms. Researchers and policymakers should acknowledge these disparities and develop research and policy programs to effectively target them.
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