Comparative analysis of perinatal health outcomes among refugee subgroups and economic immigrants in Canada (2000–2017)
Refugee women in Canada have higher risks of PTB and LGA births compared to economic immigrants. ICRs had higher risks of SGA births and stillbirths than other refugee subgroups but lower risks of SGA and stillbirths compared to economic immigrants. These disparities are partly explained by maternal and immigration-related factors. Further research is needed to better understand these factors and inform policies aimed at reducing health disparities among immigrant populations in Canada.
Authors
- Gabriel D. Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-0238)
- Bilkis Vissandjée (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7064-0666)
- Marwa Ramadan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4953-7346)
- Zoua M. Vang
- Edward Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2483-9922)
- Seungmi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1189-6821)
Institutions
- Statistics Canada (CA)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Alexandria University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321453
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research