Inequality May Erase 'Birthweight Advantage' of Black US Immigrants in One Generation (image)

Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

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Black women have the highest prevalence of low birthweight babies in the US compared other racial groups, but black immigrants typically have better outcomes than blacks born in the US However, new research shows this 'foreign-born advantage' disappears after one generation in the US.

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Egan Jimenez, Princeton University

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