Salud perinatal de la población migrante

Autor: Dolores Raimondi, María Victoria Testa, Agustina Torreguitar, Javier Meritano, Evelyn D Camoia, Cecilia E Rey
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria. 111:213-217
ISSN: 0325-0075
DOI: 10.5546/aap.2013.213
Popis: Introduction. The number of foreign migrants tends to grow. The situation of people living away from their own country is complex and has an impact on the public health system. The objective of this article was to analyze the perinatal risk of migrant mothers and their newborn infants in comparison to native Argentine mothers and their newborn infants. Methods. Cohort study that included 2000 mothers and their newborn infants (1000 migrants and 1000 natives) assisted at a public maternity hospital. Results. Native mothers had a higher rate of low birth weight newborn infants (9.9% versus 5.3%; p
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