ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2015
Subjective Social Status, Mental and Psychosocial Health, and Birth Weight Differences in Mexican-American and Mexican Immigrant Women.
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- Exploring the Links Between Immigration and Birth Outcomes Among Latine Birthing Persons in the USA.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Review
- Contributions of subjective status to eating behaviors, obesity, and metabolic health across development.Appetite · 2025Review
- Nativity and perinatal outcome disparities in the United States: Beyond the immigrant paradox.Seminars in perinatology · 2022Review
- Unemployment and mental health in the German population: the role of subjective social status.Psychology research and behavior management · 2019Article
- The Latina Birth Weight Paradox: the Role of Subjective Social Status.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2018Article
- Role of discrimination and resilience on birth weight: A systematic examination in a sample of Black, Latina, and White women.Women's health (London, England)Article
- What is prenatal stress? A scoping review of how prenatal stress is defined and measured within the context of food insecurity, housing instability, and immigration in the United States.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Recent Mexican immigrant women on average have an unexpectedly low incidence of low birth weight (LBW). Birth weights decline and LBW incidence increases in post-immigrant generations. This pilot project tested the hypothesis that subjective social status (SSS) of pregnant women predicts variation in birth weight between Mexican immigrant and Mexican-American women. 300 low-income pregnant Mexican immigrant and Mexican-American women in South Texas were surveyed for SSS, depression, pregnancy-related anxiety, perceived social stress and self-esteem and subsequent birth weight. No significant difference in SSS levels between pregnant Mexican immigrant and Mexican-American women were found. However, SSS better predicted variation in birth weight across both groups than mental and psychosocial health variables. Results suggest distinct relationships among SSS, mental and psychosocial health that could impact birth weight. They underscore the relevance of a multilevel, biopsychosocial analytical framework to studying LBW.
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