Birth and prenatal care outcomes of Latina mothers in the Trump era: Analysis by nativity and country/region of origin.

ABSTRACT: We examined whether and how birth outcomes and prenatal care utilization among Latina mothers changed over time across years associated with the Trump sociopolitical environment, using restricted-use birth records from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). To assess potential variation among subpopulations, we disaggregated the analyses by maternal nativity and country/region of origin. Our results indicate that both US- and foreign-born Latina mothers experienced increasingly higher risks of delivering low birthweight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) infants over the years associated with Trump's political career. Among foreign-born Latinas, adverse birth outcomes increased significantly among mothers from Mexico and Central America but not among mothers from Puerto Rico, Cuba, a

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9977052 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature