Comparison of the number of live births, maternal age at childbirth, and weight of live births between Korean women and immigrant women in 2018.
Sun Hee KimSooyoung KimByeongje ParkSeokmin LeeSanghee ParkGeum-Hee JeongKyung Won KimSook Jung KangPublished in: Korean journal of women health nursing (2021)
Immigrant women had higher birth rates than Korean women, while both groups showed an increasing trend in preterm birth. Greater attention should be paid to the pregnancy and birth needs of immigrant women, and steps are needed to ensure health equity and access in order to prevent preterm births. It is also necessary to identify factors that affect preterm birth and birth of very low birth weight infants among immigrant women in the future.
Keyphrases
- preterm birth
- gestational age
- low birth weight
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- birth weight
- human milk
- preterm infants
- cervical cancer screening
- healthcare
- public health
- pregnant women
- breast cancer risk
- mental health
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- working memory
- body mass index
- risk assessment
- body weight