Health Advantages and Disparities in Preterm Birth Among Immigrants Despite Disparate Sociodemographic, Behavioral, and Maternal Risk Factors in San Diego, California.
Maria Rosario G AranetaRebecca J BaerLouis J MugliaKelli K RyckmanJulie RyuDean E SidelingerLaura L Jeliffe-PowlowskiChristina D ChambersPublished in: Maternal and child health journal (2020)
Black migrants had lower PTB prevalence compared to US-born Blacks, but this immigrant advantage was not observed in other racial/ethnic groups. Compared to US-born Whites, Somali migrants had significantly lower risk of spontaneous PTB while Filipinas had elevated risk.