Babies born in Canada from immigrant mothers, especially from East and South Asian mothers, are often of lower weight than babies from Canadian’s mothers, but it’s not worrisome a new study shows. It’s usually thought that smaller infants are more likely to die or suffer adverse events than heavier infants.
Research now shows that clinicians should follow the birth-weight curves from the mother’s birth country as they are more accurate to predict a baby’s potential health problems.
Original research paper published in the CMAJ on November 10, 2014.
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