Morbidity and mortality of newborns born to immigrant and nonimmigrant females residing in low-income neighbourhoods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living in low-income neighbourhoods and being an immigrant are each independently associated with adverse neonatal outcomes, but it is unknown if disparities exist in the neonatal period for children of immigrant and nonimmigrant females living in low-income areas. We sought to compare the risk of severe neonatal morbidity and mortality (SNMM) between newborns of immigrant and nonimmigrant mothers who resided in low-income neighbourhoods.

Methods

This population-based cohort study used administrative data for females residing in low-income urban neighbourhoods in Ontario, who had an in-hospital, singleton live birth at 20-42 weeks' gestation, from 2002 to 2019. We defined immigrant status as nonrefugee immigrant or nonimmigrant, further detailed by country of birt

SUBMITTER: Jairam JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10110337 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature