title: Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes Among Immigrant Women in the US and Europe: A Systematic Review.
abstract: Human migration is not a new phenomenon, but it has changed significantly with the advance of globalization. We focus on differences in the published literature concerning migration and health (EU vs the US), centering specifically on reproductive health outcomes. We conducted a literature search in the Pubmed and Embase databases. We reviewed papers that contrast migrants to native-born populations and analyzed differences between countries as well as challenges for future research. The prevalence of low birthweight among migrants varies by the host country characteristics as well as the composition of migrants to different regions. The primary driver of migrant health is the migrant "regime" in different countries at specific periods of time. Future health outcomes of immigrants will depend on the societal characteristics (legal protections, institutions and health systems) of host countries.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Georg-Augst-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. ester.villalonga@gmail.com.|Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Landmark Center West, 401 Park Drive, 4th Floor, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. ester.villalonga@gmail.com.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villalonga-Olives
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Landmark Center West, 401 Park Drive, 4th Floor, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kawachi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Georg-Augst-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: von Steinbüchel
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Birth weight; Migration; Small for gestational age; Systematic reviews