A study published in SSM—Population Health sheds light on significant variations in birthweights among Hispanic subgroups in New York City, challenging the common practice of treating the Hispanic population as a homogenous group. The research, conducted by Distinguished Professor Luisa N. Borrell, doctoral program alumna Christina Nieves, and Clare Evans of the University of Oregon, utilizes an intersectional approach to analyze birth records from 2012 to 2019, revealing inequities based on maternal age, race/ethnicity, education, and nativity status.
Study reveals birthweight inequities among Hispanic subgroups
