Princeton: Discrimination, Inequality May Erase 'Birthweight Advantage' of Black U.S. Immigrants in One Generation
June 03, 2020
June 03, 2020
PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 3 -- Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news release:
Black women have the highest prevalence of low birthweight babies compared to other racial and ethnic groups, but black immigrants typically have much better outcomes than their U.S.-born counterparts. Yet, little has been known about whether this "healthy immigrant" effect persists across generations.
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Black women have the highest prevalence of low birthweight babies compared to other racial and ethnic groups, but black immigrants typically have much better outcomes than their U.S.-born counterparts. Yet, little has been known about whether this "healthy immigrant" effect persists across generations.
According t . . .