Comparing Pregnancy Outcomes of Immigrants from Ethiopia and the Former Soviet Union to Israel, to those of Native-Born Israelis

摘要

Abstract To compare pregnancy outcomes of immigrants from Former-Soviet-Union (FSUI) and Ethiopia (EI) to those of Jewish-native-born Israelis (JNB), in context of universal health insurance. Birth outcomes of all singletons born in Soroka-University Medical-Center (1998–2011) of EI (n?=?1,667) and FSUI (n?=?12,920) were compared with those of JNB (n?=?63,405). Low birthweight rate was significantly higher among EI (11.0?%) and slightly lower (7.0?%) among FSUI, compared to JNB (7.5?%). Preterm-delivery rates were similar to those of JNB. Both immigrant groups had significantly ( p ?