Do social factors and country of origin contribute towards explaining a “Latina paradox” among immigrant women giving birth in Germany?

Do social factors and country of origin contribute towards explaining a “Latina paradox” among immigrant women giving birth in Germany?

Abstract Background The “Latina paradox” describes the unexpected association between immigrant status, which is often correlated to low socioeconomic status, and low prevalence of unfavourable birth outcomes. Social (e.g. culture, religion) and/or non-social factors related to country of origin are...

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Main Authors: Kim Alexandra Zolitschka, Céline Miani, Jürgen Breckenkamp, Silke Brenne, Theda Borde, Matthias David, Oliver Razum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Latina paradox
Pregnancy outcome
Turkey
Lebanon
Germany
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6523-9

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