ArticleMaternal and child health journal2016
Healthy Immigrant Effect: Preterm Births Among Immigrants and Refugees in Syracuse, NY.
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- Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes in Immigrants From Conflict-Zone Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and International Immigration Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of global health · 2022Pooled it
- Comparing severe maternal morbidity and neonatal outcomes between Somali and non-Somali black birthing cohorts.AJOG global reports · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic, behavioral, and obstetric factors associated with preterm birth and its severity: A matched case-control study in Cyprus.European journal of midwifery · 2026Article
- Disparities in Obstetric and Anaesthetic Care Between Migrant and Native Populations in High-Income Countries: A Narrative Review.Acta medica academica · 2025Review
- Rates of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and its Subcategories in the U.S.: The Effect of Maternal Race, Ethnicity and Nativity.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- 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
- Birth and postnatal outcomes among infants of immigrant parents of different admission categories and parents born in Canada: a population-based retrospective study.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2024Article
- Maternal Nativity and Preterm Birth.JAMA pediatrics · 2024Article
- A scoping review of maternal health among resettled refugee women in the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Reproductive Coercion, Intimate Partner Violence, and Unintended Pregnancy Among Latina Women.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2022Article
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- Health of Infants Born to Venezuelan Refugees in Colombia.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
- Variations in Relationships Between Perceived Stress and Birth Outcomes by Immigration Status.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Article
- Risk of Excess and Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain among Hispanic Women: Effects of Immigration Generational Status.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Antenatal Care Utilization and Obstetric and Newborn Outcomes Among Pregnant Refugees Attending a Specialized Refugee Clinic.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2020Article
- Health Advantages and Disparities in Preterm Birth Among Immigrants Despite Disparate Sociodemographic, Behavioral, and Maternal Risk Factors in San Diego, California.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Article
- Reproductive Health Outcomes in African Refugee Women: A Comparative Study.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2019Article
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- Refugee maternal and perinatal health in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective population-based study.BMJ open · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe healthy immigrant effect is the phenomenon by which immigrants experience more positive health outcomes than the native-born population in developed countries. The strength of this effect appears to be related to country of origin, health outcome, healthcare and integration policies of receiving countries, as well as immigration class. This secondary analysis of birth records examines whether immigrants and mothers from refugee countries have lower adjusted risk of preterm births than US-born mothers in Syracuse, NY, a preferred refugee resettlement area.
methodsThis secondary analysis included 6354 electronic birth records for residents in the city of Syracuse, NY who gave birth to singleton infants between 2009 and 2011. Multivariate log-binomial regression was used to calculate the adjusted relative risk for preterm birth among foreign-born mothers and mothers from refugee countries, compared to US-born mothers.
resultsInfants born to both foreign-born women and to women from refugee countries had decreased risks of being born preterm compared to infants born to US mothers, controlling for race, late/no prenatal care, maternal age less than 18 years and smoking.
conclusionOur findings support a healthy immigrant effect for preterm births both among all foreign-born immigrants and among the subsample of women from refugee countries. Mother's nativity is likely a proxy for unmeasured factors (e.g., prenatal stress, maternal diet, etc.) that may explain the relationship between mother's nativity and preterm births. Additional research is needed to better understand the underlying factors.
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