Sabah, located in Southeast Asia, hosts the highest number of non-Malaysian citizens (27.7%), predominantly the Indonesian and Filipino migrants in comparison to other states in Malaysia. Sabah has inadequate data…
1. Which of the following statements is/are true relating to maternal mortality and morbidity? a) Maternal mortality and severe morbidity have been shown to be elevated across all migrant groups…
1. a) T b) T c) F d) T e) F Neural stem cells are by definition multipotent, and can give rise to the three main types of CNS cells….
The increased risk of adverse pregnancy and childbirth outcomes demonstrated for many non-Western migrants in Europe, Australia and North America may be due to inadequate use and suboptimal quality of…
High caesarean birth rates among migrant women living in high-income countries are of concern. Women from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia consistently show overall higher rates compared with non-migrant women,…
An increasing number of contemporary research publications acknowledge the influence of religion and culture on sexual and reproductive behavior and health-care utilization. It is currently hypothesized that religious influences can…
There is an increasing body of literature focusing on differences in newborn size between different population subgroups defined by racial, ethnic, and immigration status. The interpretation of these differences as…
Preterm delivery rates within industrialized countries have been reported to vary according to the parents’ race, ethnicity and migrant status; however, such disparities are poorly understood. In this paper, the…
The risk of giving birth to a stillborn child or a child with severe congenital anomaly is higher for women who have immigrated to Europe as compared to the majority…
This paper examines trends in perinatal outcomes among migrant mothers in the UK, and it explores potential contributors to disparities focusing on pregnancy, birth and the first year of life….
