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Author: Ledoux, Tracey
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Daundasekara, Sajeevika Saumali
O'Connor, Daniel P.
Cardoso, Jodi Berger
Ledoux, Tracey
Hernandez, Daphne C.
Association between Generational Status and Smoking Behaviors before and during Pregnancy among Hispanic Women
Addictive Behaviors 104 (May 2020): 106310.
Also: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460319310780
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Hispanic Studies; Immigrants; Pre/post Natal Behavior; Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes; Smoking (see Cigarette Use)

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether immigration generational status predicts maternal smoking behaviors before and during pregnancy among Hispanic women.

Methods: Data on pregnancies in National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 were used. Current study sample consists of Hispanic women (15-24 years) reporting pregnancy between 1979 and 2014 (n = 616). Data on birthplaces of the respondent and their parents were used to determine generation status. Maternal smoking behaviors before and during pregnancy were self-reported. Data were analyzed using weighted covariate-adjusted logistic regression models.

Results: There were 24% first-generation, 20% second-generation, and 56% third or higher generation Hispanic women in the sample. Majority of participants were married (72%), with a high school degree or more (69%), and of Mexican origin (56%). After controlling for covariates, first generation Hispanic women had lower likelihood of smoking prior to (OR=0.40, p =0.009) and during pregnancy (OR=0.35, p =0.007) compared to third or higher generation women. The second-generation women had lower likelihood of smoking during pregnancy (OR=0.46, p =0.038) compared to third or higher generation women.

Bibliography Citation
Daundasekara, Sajeevika Saumali, Daniel P. O'Connor, Jodi Berger Cardoso, Tracey Ledoux and Daphne C. Hernandez. "Association between Generational Status and Smoking Behaviors before and during Pregnancy among Hispanic Women." Addictive Behaviors 104 (May 2020): 106310.
2. Daundasekara, Sajeevika Saumali
O'Connor, Daniel P.
Cardoso, Jodi Berger
Ledoux, Tracey
Hernandez, Daphne C.
Risk of Excess and Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain among Hispanic Women: Effects of Immigration Generational Status
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (2020): 6452.
Also: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/18/6452
Cohort(s): NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult
Publisher: MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)
Keyword(s): Gestation/Gestational weight gain; Hispanic Studies; Immigrants; Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

There is a dearth of information on the risk of inadequate and excess gestational weight gain (GWG) among different generations of Hispanic women in the United States. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the relationship of GWG and immigration across three generations of Hispanic women. The study was conducted using data from National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). The study sample included 580 (unweighted count) women (148 first-generation, 117 second-generation, and 315 third-/higher-generation). Sociodemographic and immigration data were extracted from the main NLSY79 survey, and pregnancy data were extracted from the child/young adult survey following the biological children born to women in NLSY79. Covariate adjusted weighted logistic regression models were conducted to assess the risk of inadequate and excess GWG among the groups. Average total GWG was 14.98 kg, 23% had inadequate GWG, and 50% had excess GWG. After controlling for the covariates, there was no difference in the risk of inadequate GWG between the three generations. First-generation women (OR = 0.47, p = 0.039) and third-/higher-generation women (OR = 0.39, p = 0.004) had significantly lower risk of excess GWG compared to second-generation women. It is important to recognize the generational status of Hispanic women as a risk factor for excess GWG.
Bibliography Citation
Daundasekara, Sajeevika Saumali, Daniel P. O'Connor, Jodi Berger Cardoso, Tracey Ledoux and Daphne C. Hernandez. "Risk of Excess and Inadequate Gestational Weight Gain among Hispanic Women: Effects of Immigration Generational Status." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (2020): 6452.