TY - JOUR
T1 - The paternal component of the "healthy Migrant" effect
T2 - Fathers' natality and infants' low birth weight
AU - Krishnakumar, Ambika
AU - Lane, Sandra D.
AU - Hall, Meghan
AU - Tso, Evaline
AU - Pinto, Natasha
AU - Oberoi, Navpriya
AU - Suk, William
AU - Badawy, Zaki
AU - Wojtowycz, Martha A.
AU - Aubry, Richard
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - This study examines the predictors of birth outcomes among women of European and African ancestry and considers the birthplace of the babies' fathers (foreign born vs. native born) as a protective factor. This is a secondary data analysis of 146,431 singleton births among women of European and African ancestry, both native-born and foreign-born, in a 21 birth hospital region of Central New York State from 1996 to 2003. Foreign born fathers were found to have 15% fewer low birth weight infants than US-born fathers, after controlling for the race and birthplace of the mother, tobacco use and Medicaid. Although this secondary data analysis does not allow us to determine the social determinants of the better birth outcomes among infants of foreign born fathers, it does demonstrate that fathers matter and that foreign born fathers are associated with reduced low birth weight in their infants.
AB - This study examines the predictors of birth outcomes among women of European and African ancestry and considers the birthplace of the babies' fathers (foreign born vs. native born) as a protective factor. This is a secondary data analysis of 146,431 singleton births among women of European and African ancestry, both native-born and foreign-born, in a 21 birth hospital region of Central New York State from 1996 to 2003. Foreign born fathers were found to have 15% fewer low birth weight infants than US-born fathers, after controlling for the race and birthplace of the mother, tobacco use and Medicaid. Although this secondary data analysis does not allow us to determine the social determinants of the better birth outcomes among infants of foreign born fathers, it does demonstrate that fathers matter and that foreign born fathers are associated with reduced low birth weight in their infants.
KW - Fathers
KW - Healthy migrant
KW - Low birth weight
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U2 - 10.1007/s10995-010-0705-5
DO - 10.1007/s10995-010-0705-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 21052803
AN - SCOPUS:81255136679
SN - 1092-7875
VL - 15
SP - 1350
EP - 1355
JO - Maternal and Child Health Journal
JF - Maternal and Child Health Journal
IS - 8
ER -