Sociocultural factors that affect pregnancy outcomes in two Dissimilar Immigrant Groups in the United States

Madan, Ashima; Palaniappan, Latha; Urizar, Guido G.; Wang, Yun; Fortmann, Stephen P.; Gould, Jeffrey B.

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.11.028

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“…We excluded families if information was missing on the main respondent's ethnicity (46), the main respondent was not female (139) or a natural mother (53), there were two cohort children from the same family (8), or the main respondent had missing information on her generational status (370), language spoken at home (0), length of residency in the UK (193), initiation of breast feeding (15), duration of breast feeding (15), smoking during pregnancy (41), or alcohol consumption during pregnancy (16). Some families satisfied more than one exclusion criterion.…”

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Influence of moving to the UK on maternal health behaviours: prospective cohort study

Hawkins

Lamb

Cole

et al. 2008

BMJ

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Objective To compare health behaviours during pregnancy (smoking and alcohol consumption) and after birth (initiation and duration of breast feeding) between British/Irish white mothers and mothers from ethnic minority groups; and, in mothers from ethnic minority groups, to examine whether indicators of acculturation (generational status, language spoken at home, length of residency in the United Kingdom) were associated with these health behaviours. Design Prospective nationally representative cohort study. Setting England. Participants 6478 British/Irish white mothers and 2110 mothers from ethnic minority groups. Main outcome measures Any smoking during pregnancy; any alcohol consumption during pregnancy; initiation of breast feeding; breast feeding for at least four months. Results Compared with British/Irish white mothers, mothers from ethnic minority groups were less likely to smoke (15% v 37%) or consume alcohol (14% v 37%) during pregnancy but more likely to initiate breast feeding (86% v 69%) and breast feed for at least four months (40% v 27%). Among mothers from ethnic minority groups, first and second generation mothers were more likely to smoke during pregnancy (odds ratio 3.85, 95% confidence interval 2.50 to 5.93, and 4.70, 2.49 to 8.90, respectively), less likely to initiate breast feeding (0.92, 0.88 to 0.97, and 0.86, 0.75 to 0.99), and less likely to breast feed for at least four months (0.72, 0.62 to 0.83, and 0.52, 0.30 to 0.89) than immigrants, after adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics. There were no consistent differences in alcohol consumption. Among immigrants, for every additional five years spent in the UK the likelihood of mothers smoking during pregnancy increased by 31% (4% to 66%) and they were 5% (0% to 10%) less likely to breast feed for at least four months. Conclusions After immigration, maternal health behaviours worsen with length of residency in the UK. Health professionals should not underestimate women's likelihood of engaging in risky health behaviours because of their ethnicity.

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Influence of moving to the UK on maternal health behaviours: prospective cohort study

Hawkins

Lamb

Cole

et al. 2008

BMJ

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“…These types of studies have mainly been conducted in the United States, which has a long tradition of receiving labor migrants. The findings have demonstrated that migrants tend to have higher rates of adolescent childbearing than non-migrants in the receiving countries in both the United States and Europe (Madan et al, 2006, Landale and Hauan, 1996, Brindis et al, 1995, Buescher, 2003, van Enk et al, 2000, Narring et al, 1996, Botting et al, 1998.…”

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“…In an evaluation of U.S. vital records, foreign-born Mexicans had more adolescent pregnancies than white women (Madan et al, 2006). Another study analyzed the relationship between migration and premarital childbearing among Puerto Rican women of reproductive age in the New York Metropolitan area, and found that firstand second-generation migrants to the United States had significantly higher risks of early pregnancies and premarital births than non-migrant Puerto Ricans (or the general US population).…”

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Nicaraguan Migration and the Prevalence of Adolescent Childbearing in Costa Rica

Sintonen

Bonilla-Carrión

Ashorn

2012

J Immigrant Minority Health

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___________________________________________________________Costa Rica has a large Nicaraguan minority, the health of which has not been actively studied. It is known that pregnancy rates of Nicaraguans are higher than those of the native population, but the reasons behind these differences are unknown. Because of the health and social implications early childbearing particularly can have on young mothers and their children, it is important to better understand the circumstances out of which these differences derive, and whether migration per se renders adolescents susceptible to early childbearing.This study aims to determine the prevalence of adolescent childbearing among Nicaraguan migrants and Costa Ricans, to determine whether Nicaraguan origin was an independent predictor of giving birth in adolescence, and to examine the extent to which socio-demographic factors were associated with adolescent childbearing in the country. To reach these goals, we studied 14 675 Nicaraguan-born and 228 569 Costa Rican adolescents aged 12-19 years using the information of the 2000 Population and Housing Census. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the association between the country of origin and the outcome measure, adolescent childbearing, while controlling for socio-demographic factors (age, educational attainment, marital status, level of urbanization and poverty).The prevalence of adolescent childbearing was over two times higher among the Nicaraguan migrants compared to Costa Ricans (26% vs. 9.5%, respectively). The migrants' increased odds of having gone through a pregnancy during adolescence decreased from 3.34 (CI 3.21, 3.48) to 1.88 (CI 1.79, 1.97) when controlling for socio-economic factors. Age, low educational attainment, urban residence, poverty, and especially living in a union were all significant predictors of adolescent pregnancy.Nicaraguan-born status is associated with adolescent childbearing in Costa Rica. Further research is needed to understand what factors, other than those associated with socio-economic indicators, contribute to the differing prevalence of adolescent childbearing in Costa Rica.

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“…Většina studií, jež tento jev v oblasti perinatálního zdraví popisuje, pochází z USA [Gould et al 2003;Madan et al 2006;Urquia et al 2010a;Forna et al 2003;Štípková 2016 atd.]. Skupina migrantek, o které se v této souvislosti píše nejvíce, jsou ženy z latinské Ameriky, především pak z Mexika, a proto je tento jev někdy označován jako latina paradox.…”

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“…Například Gould et al [2003] a Madan et al [2006] zjistili výrazně horší výsledky porodu u Indek, které ovšem jakožto relativně nová kategorie migrantek v USA požívají poměrně příznivého socioekonomického postavení. A podobně horší výsledky porodu se vyskytovaly i ve Francii u žen narozených ve francouzských závislých územích v Karibiku a Indickém oceánu, jež měly obecně vyšší SES než jiné skupiny migrantů přicházejících do Francie ze zahraničí [Zeitlin et al 2004].…”

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An Intersection of Two Life Changes in Social-Science Research on Women's Health

Pařízková¹,

Glajchová²,

Hřešanová³

2018

Czech Sociological Review

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When the experiences of migration and becoming a mother intersect, the context and conditions of this have implications for the health of the women and their children. This article presents an overview of social-science research on health and pregnancy among migrant women and on the perinatal and postpartum care they receive. Research on 124 studies on this subject revealed that there are three main themes associated with maternal health in this context: (1) How women are defined and categorised as migrants: This is often based on a single indicator, country of origin or birth. This creates a simplified and homogenising category that then also serves as the basis for the use of more complex categories. (2) The significance of social support for families, especially with respect to informal care, and the fundamental role of language and language barriers in health care. The relationship between migrant women and health-care providers is impacted by cultural differences, which leave women in a vulnerable position. (3) Macro-sociological and epidemiological factors. These are discussed mainly from the perspective of the 'epidemiological paradox', which the authors here deem a rhetorical trick because it conceals the variableness of the findings obtained from perinatal health indicators. keywords: perinatal health, healthy immigrant effect, acculturation, migrant women, epidemiological paradox, health care

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Sociocultural factors that affect pregnancy outcomes in two Dissimilar Immigrant Groups in the United States

Cited by 61 publications

References 32 publications

Influence of moving to the UK on maternal health behaviours: prospective cohort study

Influence of moving to the UK on maternal health behaviours: prospective cohort study

Nicaraguan Migration and the Prevalence of Adolescent Childbearing in Costa Rica

An Intersection of Two Life Changes in Social-Science Research on Women's Health

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