Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Immigrant and Canadian-Born Women Residing Within Low-Income Neighborhoods in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence indicates that immigrant women and women residing within low-income neighborhoods experience higher adversity during pregnancy. Little is known about the comparative risk of severe maternal morbidity or mortality (SMM-M) among immigrant vs nonimmigrant women living in low-income areas.

Objective

To compare the risk of SMM-M between immigrant and nonimmigrant women residing exclusively within low-income neighborhoods in Ontario, Canada.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study used administrative data for Ontario, Canada, from April 1, 2002, to December 31, 2019. Included were all 414 337 hospital-based singleton live births and stillbirths occurring between 20 and 42 weeks' gestation, solely among women residing in an ur

SUBMITTER: Jairam JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9936351 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature