Joel Ray: The Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology Canada

Ethnic Group Dept: The research, led by Dr. Joel Ray, says these babies are usually the correct weight for their ethnic group. The study was published Wednesday in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada, according to Vancouver Sun. "In a diverse Canada, we have babies being born normally at different values for different ethnic groups, and we therefore should, by understanding that, use the correct birth-weight curves for those ethnic groups. We should adjust. We have that obligation." Babies born to immigrant parents are often incorrectly diagnosed as being significantly underweight, causing undue anxiety for new parents and unnecessary medical appointments for the new child, according to research out of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. "Because a lot of these ethnic groups are now very large and a major part of our newborn community, we're talking about performing a set of unnecessary steps in a very large number of babies. And that's not the goal of weighing the baby," Ray said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.