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Birth Outcomes of Latin Americans in Two Countries with Contrasting Immigration Admission Policies: Canada and Spain

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Mean birthweight differences (and 95% confidence intervals) between singleton infants born at 37–41 weeks of gestation to women from various Latin American countries who emigrated to and delivered in Canada (2000–2005) vs. those who emigrated to and delivered in Spain (1998–2007).

* Adjusted for infant sex, maternal age groups (<20 years, 20–34, 35 or more), parity (primiparous, multiparous), married (yes, no), maternal country of birth same as father’s (yes, no). ** Rest of Latin America includes Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Panama.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136308.g001