Hypertension as an effect modifier for preterm and small for gestational age births in migrant women in Belgium: A population-based study
Hypertension modifies the association between migration and unfavourable pregnancy outcomes. Although migrant women had a lower risk of preterm birth and small for gestational age than Belgian women, in the presence of hypertension, their risk was significantly higher than Belgian women with the same conditions. Further research is needed to analyse the complex relationships between migration, social status, women's living conditions, and perinatal outcome.
Authors
- Alice Hocquette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7905-7098)
- Elena Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4044-9799)
- Afifa Doghri
- Judith Racapé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1266-0191)
- Michel Boulvain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-3071)
- Clotilde Lamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5015-7987)
- Sophie Alexander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2861-9003)
Institutions
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) (BE)
- Centre de Recherche Épidémiologie et Statistique (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323652
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00