Differences in birth weight between immigrants’ and natives’ children in Europe and Australia: a LifeCycle comparative observational cohort study

Objective Research on adults has identified an immigrant health advantage, known as the ‘immigrant health paradox’, by which migrants exhibit better health outcomes than natives. Is this health advantage transferred from parents to children in the form of higher birth weight relative to children of...

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Main Authors: Martine Vrijheid, John Wright, Luca Ronfani, Marie-Aline Charles, Eva Corpeleijn, Vincent Jaddoe, Marisa Rebagliato, Tanja G M Vrijkotte, Rae-Chi Huang, Lidia Panico, Tiffany C Yang, Loreto Santa Marina Rodriguez, Sandra Florian, Mathieu Ichou, Stéphanie Pinel-Jacquemin, Margreet W Harskamp-van Ginkel, Jennie Carson, Mikel Subiza-Pérez, Sílvia Fernández-Barrés, Marloes Cardol, Elena Isaevska, Chiara Moccia, Marjolein N Kooijman, Ellis Voerman, Marieke Welten, Elena Spada, Andrea Beneito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-03-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/3/e060932.full