Do social factors and country of origin contribute towards explaining a "Latina paradox" among immigrant women giving birth in Germany?

• Main Authors: Kim Alexandra Zolitschka (Author), Céline Miani (Author), Jürgen Breckenkamp (Author), Silke Brenne (Author), Theda Borde (Author), Matthias David (Author), Oliver Razum (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The "Latina paradox" describes the unexpected association between immigrant status, which is often correlated to low socioeconomic status, and low prevalence of unfavourable birth outcomes. Social (e.g. culture, religion) and/or non-social factors related to country of...