Open AccessImmigration and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in an Italian Free Care Hospital
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Caruso,
Eleonora Marcoccia,
Roberto Brunelli,
Miriam Candelieri,
Michele Carlo Schiavi,
Ilaria Zannini,
Seila Perrone,
O Capri,
Ludovico Muzii,
Giuseppina Perrone,
P Galoppi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s322828
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , residence , pregnancy , ethnic group , gestational diabetes , low birth weight , population , immigration , demography , birth weight , prenatal care , cohort , fetal macrosomia , gestational age , gestation , pediatrics , environmental health , geography , genetics , archaeology , sociology , anthropology , biology
The ever-increasing wave of immigration in Italy has posed demanding challenges in the management of the new multiethnic obstetric population. The aim of this study was to compare pregnancy and perinatal outcomes between immigrants and the native population in an Italian public hospital.