The differential effect of foreign-born status on preterm birth: a Taiwan population-based birth registry study.
BJOG
; 114(8): 1023-7, 2007 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17565611
ABSTRACT
Whether foreign-born status confers a protective effect on preterm birth in Taiwan was investigated using singleton live birth data from the 2004 Taiwan Birth Registry (n = 211,946). Newborns of foreign-born mothers (FBMs) comprised 13.7% of the population. The preterm birth rate of newborns of FBMs (5.9%) was significantly lower than that of newborns of Taiwan-born mothers (TBMs) (8.0%) (P < 0.0001). After having adjusted for predisposing maternal factors or adverse pregnancy conditions, newborns of FBMs still had a lower risk in preterm birth than that of TBMs, with an odds ratio of 0.74 and 95% confidence interval between 0.71 and 0.79. Selection was hypothesised to explain the low preterm birth rate in FBMs.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Premature Birth
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
BJOG
Journal subject:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Taiwan