Smoking during pregnancy in ethnic populations: the Generation R study.

Patterns and correlates of maternal smoking could differ according to ethnic background, and these differences might have consequences for intervention strategies. In the Generation R study, we examined patterns of smoking during pregnancy and the associations of socioeconomic (educational level), demographic (maternal age, marital status, generational status, parity) and lifestyle (alcohol consumption, partner smoking) correlates with smoking during pregnancy in 5,748 women of Dutch, Turkish, Moroccan, Surinamese-Hindustani, Surinamese-Creole, Capeverdean and Antillean ethnic background. Smoking rates before pregnancy were highest in the Turkish group (43.

Active and passive maternal smoking during pregnancy and the risks of low birthweight and preterm birth: the Generation R Study.

The objective of this study was to examine the associations between active and passive smoking in different periods of pregnancy and changing smoking habits during pregnancy, with low birthweight and preterm birth. The study was embedded in the Generation R Study, a population-based prospective cohort study from early fetal life onwards in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Active and passive smoking were assessed by questionnaires in early, mid- and late pregnancy.

The effect of age at immigration and generational status of the mother on infant mortality in ethnic minority populations in The Netherlands.

Background: Migrant populations consist of migrants with differences in generational status and length of residence. Several studies suggest that health outcomes differ by generational status and duration of residence. We examined the association of generational status and age at immigration of the mother with infant mortality in migrant populations in The Netherlands.

Ethnic differences in total and cause-specific infant mortality in The Netherlands.

We examined ethnic differences in infant mortality and the contribution of several explanatory variables. Data of Statistics Netherlands from 1995 to 2000 were studied (1,178,949 live borns). Proportional hazard analysis was used to show ethnic differences in total and cause-specific infant mortality.