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Duration of residence and offspring birth weight among foreign-born mothers in Spain: a cross-sectional study
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Public Health Sciences, Centre for Health Equity Studies (CHESS). Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9086-7588
Number of Authors: 32024 (English)In: European Journal of Public Health, ISSN 1101-1262, E-ISSN 1464-360X, Vol. 34, no 3, p. 524-529Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Background: Duration of residence has been used to monitor changes in the health of a foreign-born population in a destination country. This study assesses whether the mother’s duration of residence influences the relationship between maternal origin and birth weight. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using Spanish census microdata (2011) linked to Vital Statistics (2011–15). Linear and multinomial logistic regression models were used to estimate birth weight differences between children born to foreign-born mothers by duration of residence and those born to natives. Maternal countries of origin were classified according to the Human Development Index (HDI). Results: Our findings revealed significant differences in birth weight of 109 683 births from both foreign- and native-born mothers. Overall, in descriptive statistics, compared with Spanish mothers, foreign-born mothers gave birth more frequently to high-birth weight (HBW) newborns (8.4% vs. 5.3%, respectively) and less frequently to low-birth weight (LBW) newborns (4.8% vs. 5.1%). According to the model’s estimations, the risk of giving birth to HBW babies remains relatively high in foreign-born mothers. Especially, mothers from very high-HDI countries experienced changes in the RRR of HBW (1.59–1.28) and LBW (0.58–0.89) after spending over 10 years in Spain. Conclusions: Foreign-born mothers residing in Spain are at increased risk of delivering a HBW child regardless of their duration of residence. In fact, given the long-term health consequences associated with HBW, our results highlight the need to improve prenatal care in the foreign-born population.

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2024. Vol. 34, no 3, p. 524-529
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-235647DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae011ISI: 001166366100001PubMedID: 38374638Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85195533522OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-235647DiVA, id: diva2:1914002
Available from: 2024-11-18 Created: 2024-11-18 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved

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