Morbidity and mortality of newborns born to immigrant and nonimmigrant females residing in low-income neighbourhoods

Morbidity and mortality of newborns born to immigrant and nonimmigrant females residing in low-income neighbourhoods Research Morbidity and mortality of newborns born to immigrant and nonimmigrant females residing in low-income neighbourhoods Jennifer A. [...] We categorized world region of birth birth and country of birth, and by duration of residence among according to a modified version of the United Nations classifica- immigrant females. [...] Maternal duration of residence and SNMM Interpretation The risk of SNMM declined among newborns of immigrants with shorter duration of residence in Ontario, relative to newborns of In this cohort of publicly insured females residing in low-income immigrants who had resided in Ontario for 20 years or more urban neighbourhoods in Ontario, newborns of immigrant females (Figure 2). [...] Table 4: Risk of severe neonatal morbidity and neonatal mortality (SNMM) arising in the index birth admission and up to 27 days thereafter, comparing newborns of immigrants from each world region of origin and those of nonimmigrant females* Adjusted absolute No. [...] She is the tions had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, president of the Canadian Association of Psychiatric Epidemiology, and management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, the president-elect of the Marce Society of North America (perinatal men- review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the tal health).