Health profile of Brazilian mothers in Massachusetts in the twenty-first century

Siqueira, Carlos Eduardo Gomes; Roberts, Teresa; Lucchese, Fernanda

Abstracts

This paper describes the health profile of Brazilian mothers in Massachusetts according to data collected through Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Live Births (1989 revision) filed with the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics during 1999 and 2009. To our knowledge this is the first time that such information is reviewed with a focus on Brazilian immigrants. The findings of this article suggests that Brazilian mothers who gave birth in Massachusetts between 1999 and 2009 fared better than all mothers in Massachusetts in most obstetric health indicators considered.

Brazilian mothers; Maternal health; Prenatal care of Brazilian mothers; Health of Brazilian immigrants in the U.S.; Immigrant health

Este artigo descreve o perfil de saúde das mães brasileiras no Massachusetts, de acordo com os dados coletados através de Massachusetts Standard Certificate of Live Births (revisão de 1989) relacionado com o Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics durante 1999 e 2009. Conforme nosso conhecimento esta é a primeira vez que tais dados são analisados com foco nos imigrantes brasileiros. As conclusões deste artigo sugerem que as mães brasileiras que deram à luz em Massachusetts entre 1999 e 2009 se saíram melhor do que o total das mães em Massachusetts no que diz respeito aos indicadores de saúde obstétrica.

Mães brasileiras; Saúde materna; Pré-natal das mães brasileiras, saúde dos imigrantes brasileiros nos EUA; Saúde imigrante

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June 2013

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04 Feb 2013
Accepted
28 Apr 2013

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[1] ALEXANDER Greg R; KOTELCHUCK, Milton. Assessing the role and effectiveness of prenatal care: History, challenges, and directions for future research. Public Health Reports, v. 116, n. 4, 2011, p. 306-16.

[2] AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS. COMMITTEE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. Standards for Obstetric-Gynecologic Services 6th ed. Washington, D.C.: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 1985.

[3] CAROLAN, Mary; FRANKOWSKA, Dorota. Advanced maternal age and adverse perinatal outcome: A review of the evidence. Midwifery, v. 27, n. 6, 2011, p. 793–801.

[4] CHILD TRENDS. Late or No Prenatal Care. 2012. Available at: <www.childtrendsdatabank.org/?q=node/243>. Accessed: February 20, 2013.

[5] FLEISCHER, Soraya. R. Passando a América a limpo: o trabalho de "housecleaners" brasileiras em Boston, Massachusetts. São Paulo, Brazil: Annablume, 2002.

[6] GIBBS, Cassandra M.; WENDT, Amanda; PETERS, Stacey; HOGUE, Carol. J. The Impact of Early Age at First Childbirth on Maternal and Infant Health. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, v. 26, 2012, p. 259–284.

[7] HAGAN, Joseph F.; SHAW Judith S.; DUNCAN Paula M. (ed). Bright Futures: Guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents. J. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2008. Available at: <http://brightfutures.aap.org/pdfs/guidelines_pdf/1-bf-introduction.pdf>. Accessed: February 20, 2013.

[8] KOTELCHUCK, Milton. An evaluation of the Kessner Adequacy of Prenatal Care Index and a proposed Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index. American Journal of Public Health; v. 84, n. 9, 1984, p.1414-1420.

[9] LISONKOVA, Sarka; JANSSEN, Patricia. A, SHEPS, Sam B.; LEE, Shoo K; DAHLGREN, Leanne. The effect of maternal age on adverse birth outcomes: does parity matter? Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, v. 32, n. 6, 2010, p. 541-548.

[10] MARTES, Ana Cristina Braga. Brasileiros nos Estados Unidos São Paulo, Brazil: Paz e Terra, 2000.

[11] MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. Massachusetts Births 2009. Boston, MA. Division of Research and Epidemiology, Bureau of Health Information, Statistics, Research, and Evaluation, 2011. Available at: <http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/research-epi/birth-report-2009.pdf>. Accessed: February 25, 2013.

[12] MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU. Child Health USA 2008-2009 Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009.

[13] NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS. Natality data. Available at: <www.marchofdimes.com/peristats>. Accessed: February 24, 2013.

[14] McDONALD, Sarah D.; HAN, Zhen; MULLA, Sohail; MURPHY, Kellie E.; BEYENE, Joseph; OHLSSON, Arne. Preterm birth and low birth weight among in vitro fertilization singletons: a systematic review and meta-analyses. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, v. 146, n. 2, 2009, p. 138.

[15] MESSIAS, Deanne K. Hilfinger. Transnational perspectives on women's domestic work: Experiences of Brazilian immigrants in the US. Women Health, v. 33, n. 1-2, 2001, p.1-20.

[16] NEWMAN, Roger B.; GOLDENBERG, Roberto L; MOAWAD, Atef H. et aliiOccupational fatigue and preterm premature rupture of membranes. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Units Network. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, v. 184, n. 3, 2001, p. 438-46.

[17] OSTERMAN, Michelle J. K.; MARTIN, Joyce A.; MATHEWS, Thomas J.; HAMILTON, Brady E. Expanded data from the new birth certificate, 2008. National vital statistics reports, v. 59, n. 7. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 2011.

[18] SALES, Teresa. Brazilians Away from Home New York: Center for Migration Studies, 2004.

[19] SHAH, Prakesh S; ZAO, Jamie; ALI, Samana. Maternal marital status and birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analyses. Maternal and Child Health Journal, v. 15, n. 7, 2011, p.1097-1109.

[20] SIQUEIRA, Carlos Eduardo; JANSEN, Tiago. Updating Demographic, Geographic, and Occupational Information on Brazilian Immigration to the United States: The Case of Massachusetts. In JOUËT-PASTRÉ, Clemence; BRAGA, Leticia J. (eds). Becoming Brazuca: Brazilian Immigration to the U.S. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008.

[21] SIQUEIRA, Carlos Eduardo; de LOURENÇO, Cileine. Brazilians in Massachusetts: Migration, Identity and Work. In Torres, Andrés (eds.). Latinos in New England Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006.

[22] SUM, Andrew; FOGG, Neeta; HARRINGTON, Paul; KHATIWADA, Ishwar; TRUB'SKYY, Mykhaylo; PALMA, Sheila. Immigrant Workers and the Great American Job Machine: The Contributions of New Foreign Immigration to National and Regional Labor Force Growth in the 1990s. Boston: Northeastern University, Center for Labor Market Studies, 2002.

[23] SUNDERAM, Saswati; KISSIN, Dmitry M.; FLOWERS, Lisa; ANDERSON, John E.; FOLGER, Suzanne G.; JAMIESON, Denise J.; BARFIELD, Wanda D. Assisted reproductive technology surveillance - United States, 2009. MMWR Surveill Summ, n. 61(ss7), 2012, p.1-23.

[24] U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. Selected Population Profile: Place of Birth Brazil; 2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates Survey. American Community Survey, 2012.

[25] VOIGT, Manfred; BRIESE, Volker; PIETZNER, V.; KIRCHENGAST, Sylvia; SCHNEIDER, Karl T. M.; STRAUBE, Sebastian; JORCH, Gerhard. Evaluation of maternal parameters as risk factors for premature birth (individual and combined effects). Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie, v. 213, n. 4, 2009, p.138-146.

[26] WANG, Wendy. The Rise of Intermarriage: Rates, Characteristics Vary by Race and Gender. Pew Social & Demographic Trends. Pew Research Center, 2012.

[27] ZUBARAN, Carlos. The quest for recognition: Brazilian immigrants in the United States. Transcultural Psychiatry, v. 45, n. 4, 2008, p. 590-610.

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Health profile of Brazilian mothers in Massachusetts in the twenty-first century

Perfil de saúde das mães brasileiras no Massachusetts no século XXI

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