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Pregnancy-related weight among immigrant and US-born mothers: The role of nativity, maternal duration of residence, and age at arrival.

Tiffany L GreenMuloongo SimuzingiliMandar BodasHong Xue
Published in: Women's health (London, England) (2021)
In sum, while immigrants are less likely than US-born mothers to experience preconception obesity or excessive gestational weight gain, these outcomes vary among the former group by duration of US residence.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • birth weight
  • gestational age
  • body mass index
  • preterm birth
  • low birth weight
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • weight loss
  • preterm infants
  • physical activity
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle