From: Birth outcomes in Colorado's undocumented immigrant population
Newborn characteristics | Undocumented immigrants N = 5961 | All other women N = 112,943 | |
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Mean birth weight | 3268 gms | 3250 gms | 0.01 |
Very low birth weight (<1500 gms) | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.70 |
Low birth weight (<2500 gms) | 5.3% | 6.5% | <.001 |
Mean gestational age | 39.1 weeks | 38.9 weeks | <.001 |
Pre-term births (<37 weeks) | 12.9% | 14.5% | 0.001 |
1-minute Apgar | 7.68 | 7.73 | <.01 |
5-minute Apgar | 8.8 | 8.9 | <.01 |
1-minute Apgar <5 (%) | 7.8% | 6.0% | <.001 |
5-minute Apgar <5 (%) | 1.0% | 0.7% | <.01 |
Abnormal conditions of the newborn | 10.0% | 7.8% | <.001 |
Congenital defects of the newborn | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.41 |