Ethnic differences in rates of infant mortality and sudden infant death in Sweden, 1978-1990

Oldenburg, C.E. Michael; Rasmussen, Finn; Cotten, Niki U.

doi:10.1093/eurpub/7.1.88

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“…Furthermore, from previous research we know that immigrant mothers and those with low levels of education, even net of the overlap between the two groups, experience worse birth outcomes, with an increased risk of preterm birth and SGA (Rasmussen et al 1995;Gissler et al 2003;Luo et al 2006); however, it should be noted that the differences observed between native-born Swedish mothers and immigrant mothers are smaller than the differences observed between native-borns and immigrants in many other countries (Bollini et al 2009). For example, some earlier studies in Sweden have reported negligible differences between immigrants and Swedes for severe birth outcomes, such as perinatal death, though this might be explained by the relative rarity of such cases (Smedby and Ericson 1979;Oldenburg et al 1997).…”

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Interpregnancy intervals and perinatal and child health in Sweden: A comparison within families and across social groups

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Institute for Futures Studies A large body of research has shown that children born after especially short or long birth intervals experience an elevated risk of poor perinatal outcomes, but recent work suggests this may be explained by confounding by unobserved family characteristics. We use Swedish population data on cohorts born 1981-2010 and sibling fixed effects to examine whether the length of the birth interval preceding the index child influences the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and hospitalization during childhood. We also present analyses stratified by salient social characteristics, such as maternal educational level and maternal country of birth. We find few effects of birth intervals on our outcomes, except for very short intervals (less than seven months) and very long intervals (>60 months). We find few differences in the patterns by maternal educational level or maternal country of origin after stratifying by the mother's highest educational attainment.

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Interpregnancy intervals and perinatal and child health in Sweden: A comparison within families and across social groups

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“…In Switzerland, despite the large proportion of persons of foreign origin, (now almost 28 % of the population (Wanner 2004)), causes for the poorer reproductive health of selected migrant groups have not been elucidated, and no information is available on the antenatal care they receive (Bollini and Wanner 2006). In contrast, in other European countries, issues concerning maternal and child health status of foreign communities are more closely monitored (Oldenburg et al 1997;Rasmussen et al 1995;Stoltenberg & Magnus 1995;van Enk et al 1998;Balarajan & Botting 1989) Recently, problems of access to care have been identifi ed especially for illegal migrants in Switzerland (Achermann & Chimienti, in press), and the responsibility for lowering cultural and linguistic barriers for pregnant women has been addressed by a large non-governmental organization, the International Association for Maternal and Neonatal Health, as well as by several groups in large towns and hospitals (International Association for Maternal and Neonatal Health IAMANEH 2004). Since no systematic information is yet available on these specifi c barriers to healthcare possibly experienced by migrant women in Switzerland, this qualitative study was set up to explore the interaction between migrant women and the healthcare system concerning reproductive health issues, in particular the pregnancy experience in Switzerland.…”

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Pregnancy outcomes and migration in Switzerland: results from a focus group study

Bollini¹,

Stotzer²,

Wanner³

2007

Int J Public Health

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Main findings of this qualitative study confirm that migrant communities need focused health attention because of numerous barriers to healthcare experienced in Switzerland. Improving the reproductive health of the migrant community is a priority that can be addressed by public health interventions, including integration of migrants into the society, strict observance of labor regulations, improved communication with healthcare providers, and better information targeting migrant communities.

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“…2 Some earlier studies in Sweden have also reported negligible differences between immigrants and Swedes for severe birth outcomes such as perinatal death (Oldenburg et al, 1997;Smedby & Ericson, 1979), though this might be explained by the relative rarity of such cases.…”

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Interpregnancy intervals and perinatal and child health in Sweden: a comparison within families and across social groups

Barclay¹,

Baranowska-Rataj²,

Kolk³

et al. 2018

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Until recently a large body of research conducted in high-income countries had shown that children born after an especially short or especially long birth interval are at an elevated risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, being small for gestational age, as well as other poor perinatal outcomes. However, a handful of recent studies that have adjusted for shared family background more effectively have cast doubt on that conclusion. We use Swedish population data on cohorts born 1981-2010 and sibling fixed effects models to examine whether the length of the birth interval preceding the index person has an impact on the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and hospitalization during childhood. We additionally present for the first time for this particular research question analyses stratified by salient social characteristics such as maternal educational level, and maternal country of birth. Overall, we find few effects of birth intervals on our outcomes except for very short birth intervals. Short interpregnancy intervals (<7 months) and very long intervals (>60 months) increase the probability of low birth weight and preterm birth. We also find that longer intervals (>42 months) decrease the probability of hospitalization during the first year of life, but interpregnancy intervals greater than 30 months increase the probability of hospitalization between ages 1-3. We find few differences in the patterns by maternal educational level, or by maternal country of origin after stratifying by the mother's highest attained education. The results from this study contribute to the ongoing debate about whether the length of interpregnancy intervals matter for perinatal and child health in high-income countries.

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Ethnic differences in rates of infant mortality and sudden infant death in Sweden, 1978-1990

Cited by 7 publications

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Interpregnancy intervals and perinatal and child health in Sweden: A comparison within families and across social groups

Interpregnancy intervals and perinatal and child health in Sweden: A comparison within families and across social groups

Pregnancy outcomes and migration in Switzerland: results from a focus group study

Interpregnancy intervals and perinatal and child health in Sweden: a comparison within families and across social groups

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