Table 1 Characteristics of mothers and newborns in Brussels and Montreal
|  | BRUSSELS (2005–2010) | MONTREAL (2003–2012) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal birth place | Maternal birth place | |||||
All Births | Born in Belgium | Immigrants | All Births | Born in Canada | Immigrants | |
N | 97,844 | 39,591 | 55,333 | 214,620 | 97,520 | 112,468 |
% of births | 100 | 40.46 | 56.55 | 100 | 45.4 | 52.4 |
Maternal education (n) | 89,864 | 37,085 | 50,175 | 200,943 | 92,943 | 104,476 |
 High (%) | 31.66 | 40.64 | 24.66 | 46.14 | 47.23 | 45.30 |
 Intermediate (%) | 35.16 | 35.14 | 35.27 | 29.16 | 29.36 | 28.83 |
 Low (%) | 33.17 | 24.22 | 40.07 | 24.70 | 23.41 | 25.87 |
Income Quintile (n) | 88,655 | 38,638 | 48,937 | 211,265 | 95,642 | 111,052 |
 Top (%) | 13.10 | 20.28 | 7.26 | 20.00 | 26.57 | 14.52 |
 Fourth (%) | 11.75 | 18.47 | 6.50 | 20.00 | 23.34 | 17.08 |
 Midlle (%) | 15.27 | 18.65 | 12.69 | 20.00 | 20.35 | 19.59 |
 Second (%) | 18.48 | 16.23 | 20.35 | 20.00 | 17.75 | 21.91 |
 Bottom (%) | 41.40 | 26.36 | 53.20 | 20.00 | 12.00 | 26.89 |
Household situation (n) | 88,677 | 37,362 | 50,256 | 208,249 | 95,139 | 108,811 |
 Lives alone (%) | 16.16 | 16.40 | 15.91 | 9.94 | 10.18 | 9.69 |
Maternal age (n) | 97,844 | 39,591 | 55,333 | 214,620 | 97,520 | 112,468 |
  < 20 (%) | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.35 | 2.17 | 3.30 | 1.16 |
  ≥ 40 (%) | 4.31 | 2.92 | 5.33 | 6.62 | 5.27 | 7.86 |
Previous births (n) | 97,234 | 39,381 | 54,945 | 214,620 | 97,520 | 112,468 |
 0 (%) | 47.70 | 52.09 | 44.13 | 48.65 | 53.83 | 43.93 |
 1–2 (%) | 43.70 | 41.73 | 45.37 | 45.36 | 41.44 | 48.96 |
 3 (%) | 8.60 | 6.18 | 10.50 | 5.99 | 4.73 | 7.11 |
LBW (n) | 97,844 | 39,381 | 55,333 | 214,589 | 97,509 | 112,463 |
 % | 4.64 | 5.08 | 4.31 | 4.49 | 4.32 | 4.65 |
Preterm (n) | 95,490 | 38,670 | 54,009 | 214,587 | 97,509 | 112,462 |
 % | 5.22 | 5.48 | 5.02 | 5.82 | 5.72 | 5.95 |