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Perinatal outcomes in native Chinese and Chinese‐American women
Author(s) -
Liu Yinghui,
Zhang Jun,
Li Zhu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.667
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1365-3016
pISSN - 0269-5022
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01185.x
Subject(s) - medicine , singleton , china , relative risk , obstetrics , small for gestational age , foreign born , gestational age , demography , pregnancy , pediatrics , population , confidence interval , environmental health , genetics , sociology , political science , law , biology
Summary Liu Y, Zhang J, Li Z. Perinatal outcomes in native Chinese and Chinese‐American women. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2011; 25 : 202–209. This study aimed to compare perinatal outcomes in native Chinese, foreign‐born and US‐born Chinese‐American women by analysing a cohort of 950 624 singleton pregnancies in south‐east China and 293 849 singleton births from the US live and stillbirth certificates from 1995 to 2004. Only births at 28 weeks or later were included. Compared with US‐born Chinese‐American women, native Chinese and foreign‐born Chinese‐American women had substantially lower risks of having a small‐for‐gestational age (SGA) infant (adjusted relative risk [aRR] ranging from 0.46 to 0.66) or preterm birth (aRR ranging from 0.53 to 0.82). While having a White or Black father had a reduced risk of SGA (aRR = 0.45 and 0.62, respectively), it has an increased risk for preterm birth (aRR = 1.13 and 1.57, respectively). Infants with Chinese father and foreign‐born mother were heavier than those with Chinese father and US‐born mothers. All findings were statistically significant. Our findings demonstrated the protective role of foreign‐born status on low birthweight and preterm delivery. The paternal contribution to fetal size is substantial.