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Article Dans Une Revue International Journal of Public Health Année : 2018

The perinatal health of immigrant women in France: a nationally representative study

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OBJECTIVES: Despite the healthy migrant effect, immigrants and descendants of immigrants face health challenges and socio-economic difficulties. The objective of this study is to examine the perinatal health of women of migrant origin. METHODS: The nationwide French ELFE (Etude Longitudinale Française Depuis l'Enfance) birth cohort study recruited approximately 18,000 women. We studied pre-pregnancy BMI, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), as well as tobacco, and alcohol consumption during pregnancy according to migrant status and region of origin. RESULTS: Women from North Africa and Turkey had a higher risk of pre-pregnancy overweight and GDM, while women from Eastern Europe and Asia had a lower risk of pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity, but a higher risk of GDM compared to non-immigrants. Women from Sub-Saharan Africa had a higher risk of being overweight or obese pre-pregnancy. Compared to non-immigrants, immigrants-but not descendants of immigrants-had lower levels of tobacco smoking, while descendants of immigrants were less likely to drink alcohol during pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: Pregnant women of migrant origin have particular health needs and should benefit from a medical follow-up which addresses those needs.
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hal-01977884 , version 1 (29-06-2020)

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Fabienne El-Khoury Lesueur, Anne-Laure Sutter-Dallay, Lidia Panico, Elie Azria, Judith van Der Waerden, et al.. The perinatal health of immigrant women in France: a nationally representative study. International Journal of Public Health, 2018, 63 (9), pp.1027-1036. ⟨10.1007/s00038-018-1146-y⟩. ⟨hal-01977884⟩
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