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18437508

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
The nativity composition of the Taiwan population has changed substantially since 1980, which resulted in one in six children being born to foreign-born mothers in 2004. The purpose of this study was to compare the early neonatal mortality rates among babies of foreign-born and Taiwan-born mothers. Data was obtained from the Taiwan Birth Registry Database in 2004 by the Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, Taiwan. Multivariate analysis was used to examine the influence of the different maternal nationalities on early neonatal mortality after adjusting for important maternal and infant variables. Infants born to foreign-born mothers had a lower early neonatal mortality rate (5.6 per thousand) compared to those born to Taiwan-born mothers (9.4 per thousand). Even after adjusting for important maternal and infant variables, newborns of foreign-born mothers still had a lower risk of early neonatal death compared to newborns of Taiwan-born mothers (odds ratio = 0.68, 95% CI = 0.57-0.80). Foreign-born status may serve as an important index of differentiation in early neonatal mortality among the current Taiwan population. Selection, economic and non-economic aspects may explain the paradox of favorable early neonatal mortality outcomes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0393-2990
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
483-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Lower early neonatal mortality among singletons in transnational marriage families: Taiwan Birth Registry.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health, Chang Gung University, Kweisan, Taoyuan, Taiwan. lichu@mail.cgu.edu.tw
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't