Birthweight Outcomes among Asian American and Pacific Islander Subgroups in the United States

Abstract

Marked heterogeneity in birthweight outcome was observed between Asian American and Pacific Islander subgroups. This heterogeneity was not related to traditional demographic risk factors. Additionally, risks of VLBW and MLBW were not always related. These findings suggests that the Asian American and Pacific Islander populations should not be aggregated into a single category, and that traditional measures of risk and birth outcome may not be valid for those groups.