Maternal education and adverse birth outcomes among immigrant women to the United States from Eastern Europe: A test of the healthy migrant hypothesis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 429-435

  Janevic, T ^a   Savitz, D A ^b,c   Janevic, M ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Eastern Europe; Immigrants; Migration; Pregnancy; Preterm birth; US; Women

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; HEALTH RISK; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; REFUGEE; WEIGHT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EASTERN EUROPE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAID; PARITY; POLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES; YUGOSLAVIA;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MOTHERS; NEW YORK CITY; POLAND; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK; RUSSIA; UKRAINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EASTERN EUROPE; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960699965     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.041     Document Type: Article

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