Revista Portuguesa de Saude Publica
Volume 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 157-169

Influence of individual and contextual characteristics on the weight of newborn (from immigrant and Portuguese mothers) in Lisbon Metropolitan Area [Avaliação das condições individuais e contextuais no peso dos recém-nascidos (filhos de mães imigrantes e portuguesas) na área metropolitana de Lisboa] (Article) (Open Access)

Santana P.* , Santos R. , Alves I. , Couceiro L. , Machado M.D.C.
  • a Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, Departamento de Geografia, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
  • b Centro de Estudos em Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, United Kingdom
  • c Direção-Geral da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Lisboa, Portugal
  • d Serviços Partilhados do Ministério da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Lisboa, Portugal
  • e Hospital Santa Maria, Ministério da Saúde, Lisboa, Portugal

Abstract

Aim Assess the influence of biological, socioeconomic and behavioural factors on the weight of newborn (NB) infants born from immigrant and Portuguese mothers (IM and PM respectively). Methods Wilcox and Russell and multiple linear regression models. Results Lower birthweights in NBs that were female and of lower gestational age, and whose mothers were adolescent, unmarried or in de facto marriages, had ≤ 12 years schooling, manual workers, lived in shanties, consumed tobacco (PM), consumed alcohol (IM), parity = 1, had Caesarian (IM) or normal (PM) deliveries and were not diabetic. Conclusion Residual distribution of prematurity shows higher vulnerability in babies born from IM. © 2014 Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública.

Author Keywords

immigrants maternal health infant health low birthweight Prematurity

Index Keywords

diabetes mellitus prematurity female immigrant newborn parity socioeconomics Birth Weight alcohol consumption Portugal Article poverty passive smoking gestational age cesarean section human social behavior
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84952975350&doi=10.1016%2fj.rpsp.2014.11.004&partnerID=40&md5=4fabbb94c850b82ae6d3906eb4e04e59
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpsp.2014.11.004
ISSN: 08709025
Cited by: 1
Original Language: Portuguese