Stillbirth and Ontario

Ontario: The paper, published Tuesday by the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, found a significantly higher risk of stillbirth among first-generation immigrant parents in Ontario — especially when both mom and dad were born in the same country where stillbirth rates are high, according to Toronto Star. Analyzing the top 20 countries from which couples immigrate to Ontario, researchers found parents from Nigeria, Portugal, Jamaica and Guyana had the greatest risk of stillbirth compared to Canadian-born couples. But a new study by Ontario researchers suggests that some parents who are immigrants might be at greater risk of having a stillborn birth. Parents born in China, the Philippines and Afghanistan had a slightly lower risk than Canadian couples. Joel Ray, a clinician scientist with St. We’re trying to ask in the Canadian setting, where we have extreme diversity, whether there a difference between immigrants and non-immigrants in the risk of stillbirths, said senior author, Dr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.