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assessing the impact of small for gestational age and large for gestational age on
adverse neonatal and obstetrical outcomes among some immigrant groups,
particularly those whose birth weight distributions differ markedly from that of the local
population, such as East and South Asian immigrants," Dr. Urquia wrote.
"Estimating the number of newborns conceivably spared unnecessary prolonged stay
in hospital, special care, or referral for specialized pediatric or nutritional interventions
and the cost savings therein, is a worthwhile step in evaluating the impact of adopting
world region-specific curves among certain immigrant populations."
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1. Marcelo L. Urquia, Howard Berger, Joel G. Ray, for the Canadian Curves
Consortium. Risk of adverse outcomes among infants of immigrant women
according to birth-weight curves tailored to maternal world region of origin.
CMAJ, November 2014 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.140748
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November 2014. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110124140.htm>.
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