Developmental referrals of pre-school children in a diverse community in England: The importance of parental migration for referral rates.

Background: Children born to migrant parents have higher rates of language difficulties, intellectual disability and autism. This study explores the relationship between migration, ethnicity and reasons for early years referrals to community paediatrics in a diverse multi-cultural population in a city in south west England.

Methods: Observational retrospective study from a community paediatric service serving a multi-cultural urban population from June 2012 to February 2016.