PUBLICATIONS
Intersectional socioeconomic disparities in continuous smoking through pregnancy among pre-pregnant smokers in Sweden between 2006 and 2016. Axelson Fisk, S., Cassel J., Rostila M., Liu C & Juárez SP (2024) BMC Pregnancy and Childbearing 6;24(1):465 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06647-0.
Duration of residence and offspring birth weight among foreign-born mothers in Spain: A cross-sectional study. Dello Iacono, C., Juárez SP & Stanek M (2024) 7;34(3):524-529 European Journal of Public Health http://doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae011
Social inequalities in the risk of giving birth a small for gestational age child in Sweden 2010-2016: a cross-sectional study adopting an intersectionality approach. Axelson Fisk, S., Petersen J-A., Rostila M., Liu C & Juárez SP (2023) European Journal of Public Health 5;34(1):2228.
http://doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckad184
Psychiatric health by native-migrant intermarriage in Sweden: A register-based retrospective cohort study. European Journal of Public Health. Honkaniemi, H., Juárez, SP & Rostila, M (2022) 29;32(6):877-883. http://doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckac158
Immigrant ancestry and birthweight across generations. Aradhya, S., Katikireddi, S.V & Juárez, SP (2022) BMJ Global Health 7(4):e007341 http://doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007341
Country of birth, socio-economic factors and risk of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia in Sweden. Mattson, K., Juárez, SP & Malmquist, E (2022). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 30;19(7):4080. http://doi:10.3390/ijerph19074080
Preterm disparities between migrants and native Swedes depend on the method used to estimate gestational age. A Swedish population-based register study. Juárez, SP., Urquia, M; Mussino, E., Can, L & Hjern, A (2021). PLoS ONE 16(2): e0247138. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247138
Early-pregnancy overweight/obesity and length of residence among immigrants in Sweden. A pooled analysis of Swedish population registers between 1992 and 2012. López Borbón, Dilana; Löve, Jesper & Juárez, S (2020) Public Health Nutrition Apr;24(5):796-801.
http://doi:10.1017/S1368980020004231
Smoking during pregnancy among immigrantwomen with same-origin and Swedish-born partners. Urquia, M., Juárez, S., Wall-Wieler, E & Hjern, A (2020) Nicotine & Tobacco Research 9:145 http://doi:10.1093/ntr/ntaa145
Birthweight of babies born to migrant mothers - what role do integration policies play? Sørbye, IK., Vangen, S., Juárez S., Bolumar, F., Morisako, N., Gissler, M., Nybo Andersen, AM., Racape, J., Small, R., Wood, R & Urquia M for the ROAM Collaboration* (2019) SSM-Population Health 21:9:100503 http://doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100503
Acculturation or unequal assimilation? Smoking during pregnancy and duration of residence among migrants in Sweden. Klöfvermark, J., Hjern, A & Juárez, S (2019) SSM-Population Health 25;8:100416. http://doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100416
Being a refugee or having a refugee status? Birthweight and gestational age outcomes among offspring of immigrant mothers in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Juárez, S., Mussino, E & Hjern, A (2019) 47(7):730-734 http://doi:10.1177/1403494818777432
Length of residence and caesarean section in migrant women in Sweden: A population-based study. Juárez, S., Small, R., Hjern, A & Schytt, E (2018). European Journal of Public Health. 28(6) 1073-1079 http://doi:10.1093/eurpub/cky074
Caesarean birth is associated with both maternal and paternal origin in immigrants in Sweden: a population-based study. Juárez, S., Small, R., Hjern, A & Schytt, E (2017). Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 31(6):509-521. http://doi:10.1111/ppe.12399
The weight of inequalities: duration of residence and offspring’s birthweight among migrants in Sweden. Juárez, S & Hjern, A (2017). Social Science and Medicine 175:81-90. http://doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.12.045
Revisiting the healthy migrant paradox in perinatal health outcomes through a scoping review in a recent host country. Juárez, S., Ortíz Barreda, G., Agudelo-Suárez, A & Ronda Pérez, E (2017) Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 19(1):205-214. http://doi:10.1007/s10903-015-0317-7
Exploring the 'healthy migrant paradox' in Sweden. A cross sectional study focused on perinatal outcomes.Juárez, S & Revuelta-Eugercios (2016) Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 18(1), 42-50 http://doi:10.1007/s10903-015-0157-5
Does maternal country of birth matter for understanding offspring's birthweight? A multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity in Sweden. Mulinari, S., Juárez, S., Wagner, P & Merlo, J (2015) PLoS ONE. 10(5): e0129362. http://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129362
Too heavy, too late: investigating perinatal health outcomes in immigrants residing in Spain. A cross-sectional study (2009-2011) Juárez, S & Revuelta-Eugercios B (2014) Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 68(9):863-8. http://doi:10.1136/jech-2013-202917
Revisiting the 'low birthweight paradox' using a model based definition.Juárez, S., Ploubidis, B.G & Clarke, L (2014) Gaceta Sanitaria 28(2):160-2. http://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065611
[Perinatal mortality assessment in native and immigrant women: influence of exhaustiveness and quality of the registers]. Río Sánchez, I., Bosch Sánchez, S., Castelló Pastor, A., López-Maside, A., García Senchermes, C., Zurriaga Llorens, O., Juárez, S., Rebagliato Ruso, M & Bolúmar Montrull, F (2009).Gaceta Sanitaria 23(5): 403-409. http://doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2009.01.007​
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Involving women with limited English proficiency in group antenatal care: Findings from the integrated process evaluation of the Pregnancy Circles pilot trial. Octavia Wiseman, Christine McCourt, Anita Mehay, Giordana da Motta, Helliner Robinson, Kade Mondeh, Lorna Sweeney, Meg Wiggins, Mary Sawtell, Angela Harden, Midwifery, Volume 139, 2024, 104197, ISSN 0266-6138, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.104197
Feasibility study evaluating the uptake, effectiveness and acceptability of routine screening of pregnant migrants for latent tuberculosis infection in antenatal care: a research protocol. Rahman A, Thangaratinam S, Copas A, Zenner D, White P.J., Griffiths C, Abubakar I, McCourt C & Kunst H. BMJ Open 022;12:e058734. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-058734
Giving birth in Sweden: outcomes are worse for foreign-born mothers. Zaigham M. The Conversation, February 12, 2024. Available at: https://theconversation.com/giving-birth-in-sweden-outcomes-are-worse-for-foreign-born-mothers-222781
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Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant vs nonmigrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region. Costa R, Rodrigues C, Dias H, Covi B, Mariani I, Valente EP, Zaigham M, Vik ES, Grylka-Baeschlin S, Arendt M, Santos T, Wandschneider L, Drglin Z, Drandić D, Radetic J, Rozée V, Elden H, Mueller AN, Barata C, Miani C, Bohinec A, Ruzicic J, de La Rochebrochard E, Linden K, Geremia S, de Labrusse C, Batram-Zantvoort S, Ponikvar BM, Sacks E, Lazzerini M; IMAgiNE EURO study group. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Dec;159 Suppl 1:39-53
Gottardi E, Lorthe E, Schmitz T, Mandelbrot L, Luton D, Estellat C, Azria E. Maternal social deprivation and preterm birth: The PreCARE cohort study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Sep 22. doi: 10.1111/ppe.13126. Online ahead of print.
Lyonnais E, Vigoureux S, Blondel B, Wylomanski S, Azria E. Women's country of birth and failure to catch up an overdue cervical cancer cytological screening participation during pregnancy in France, an observational study based on survey sources. BMC Cancer. 2024 May 16;24(1):595. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12335-1.PMID: 38750453
Phelippeau J, Azria E, Ceccaldi PF, Carine K, Koskas M, Mandelbrot L, Estellat C, Muller F, Schmitz T, Luton D; PreCARE study group. Reference values for biochemical tests during pregnancy: analysis of the PRECAREbio Cohort and correlation with precarious status. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2024 Jul 20:102825. doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2024.102825. Online ahead of print.
Gottardi E, Lorthe E, Schmitz T, Mandelbrot L, Luton D, Estellat C, Azria E. Maternal social deprivation and preterm birth: The PreCARE cohort study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024 Sep 22. doi: 10.1111/ppe.13126. Online ahead of print.
Lyonnais E, Vigoureux S, Blondel B, Wylomanski S, Azria E. Women's country of birth and failure to catch up an overdue cervical cancer cytological screening participation during pregnancy in France, an observational study based on survey sources. BMC Cancer. 2024 May 16;24(1):595. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12335-1.PMID: 38750453
Villadsen SF, Johnsen H, Damsted Rasmussen T, Ekstrøm CT, Sørensen J, Azria E, Rich-Edwards J, Essén B, Christensen U, Smith Jervelund S, Nybo Andersen AM. Unlocking the mechanisms of change in the MAMAACT intervention to reduce ethnic disparity in stillbirth and newborns' health: integration of evaluation findings. Front Health Serv. 2024 Feb 16;4:1233069. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2024.1233069.
Eslier M, Azria E, Chatzistergiou K, Stewart Z, Dechartres A, Deneux-Tharaux C. Association between migration and severe maternal outcomes in high-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Med. 2023 Jun 22;20(6):e1004257. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004257. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Eslier M, Deneux-Tharaux C, Schmitz T, Luton D, Mandelbrot L, Estellat C, Radjack R, Azria E. Association between language barrier and inadequate prenatal care utilization among migrant women in the PreCARE prospective cohort study. Eur J Public Health. 2023 Jun 1;33(3):403-410. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad078.
Radjack R, Hemmerter S, Azria E, Moro MR. Relevance of the transcultural approach to improve the care relationship in the perinatal period. Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol. 2023 Jun;51(6):342-347. doi: 10.1016/j.gofs.2023.04.007. Epub 2023 Apr 18.
Rollet C, Chantry AA, Azria E, Le Ray C, Girault A. Does a three-hour delayed pushing benefit the mode of delivery? J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2023 Jun;52(6):102589. doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2023.102589. Epub 2023 Apr 12.
Richard E, Vuillermoz C, Lioret S, Berrocal RR, Guyavarch E, Lambert Y, Azria E, Leffondre K, Vandentorren S. Social determinants of inadequate prenatal care utilization in sheltered homeless mothers in the Greater Paris area in France. Front Public Health. 2023 Mar 21;11:1080594. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1080594. eCollection 2023.
Abrahami Y, Saucedo M, Rigouzzo A, Deneux-Tharaux C, Azria E; ENCMM group. Maternal mortality in women with pre-viable premature rupture of membranes: An analysis from the French confidential enquiry into maternal deaths. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2022 Dec;101(12):1395-1402. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14452. Epub 2022 Oct 7.
Haab E, Werschuren C, Parquet C, Sauvegrain P, Blanc J, Crenn-Hebert C, Fresson J, Gelly M, Gillard P, Gonnaud F, Vigoureux S, Ibanez G, Ngo C, Regnault N, Deneux-Tharaux C, Azria E; commission Inégalités sociales et parcours de soins du Collège National des Gynécologues Obstétriciens Français CNGOF. Screening and healthcare for pregnant women with psycho-social vulnerability : A French national study. Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol. 2022 Oct;50(10):666-674. doi: 10.1016/j.gofs.2022.07.002. Epub 2022 Jul 9.
Saurel-Cubizolles MJ, Azria E, Blondel B, Regnault N, Deneux-Tharaux C. Exploring the socioeconomic disparities of maternal body mass index: a national study in France. Eur J Public Health. 2022 Aug 1;32(4):528-534. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac064.
Barry Y, Le Strat Y, Azria E, Gorza M, Pilkington H, Vandentorren S, Gallay A, Regnault N. Ability of municipality-level deprivation indices to capture social inequalities in perinatal health in France: A nationwide study using preterm birth and small for gestational age to illustrate their relevance. BMC Public Health. 2022 May 9;22(1):919. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13246-1.
Azria E, Sauvegrain P, Anselem O, Bonnet MP, Deneux-Tharaux C, Rousseau A, Richetin J; BiP study group. Implicit biases and differential perinatal care for migrant women: Methodological framework and study protocol of the BiP study part 3. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2022 Apr;51(4):102340. doi: 0.1016/j.jogoh.2022.102340. Epub 2022 Feb 16.
Eslier M, Deneux-Tharaux C, Sauvegrain P, Schmitz T, Luton D, Mandelbrot L, Estellat C, Azria E. Severe maternal morbidity among undocumented migrant women in the PreCARE prospective cohort study. BJOG. 2022 Sep;129(10):1762-1771. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.17124. Epub 2022 Mar 4.
Poncet L, Panjo H, Schmitz T, Luton D, Mandelbrot L, Estellat C, Andro A, Ringa V, Azria E. Gestational weight gain in a migration context: are migrant women more at risk of inadequate or excessive weight gain during pregnancy? J Epidemiol Community Health. 2021 Aug 13:jech-2021-216619. doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-216619.
Anselem O, Saurel-Cubizolles MJ, Khoshnood B, Blondel B, Sauvegrain P, Bertille N, Azria E. Does women's place of birth affect their opportunity for an informed choice about Down syndrome screening? A population-based study in France. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Aug 30;21(1):590. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04041-8.
Brebion M, Bonnet MP, Sauvegrain P, Saurel-Cubizolles MJ, Blondel B, Deneux-Tharaux C, Azria E. Use of labour neuraxial analgesia according to maternal immigration status: a national cross-sectional retrospective population-based study in France. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Dec;127(6):942-952. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.08.011. Epub 2021 Sep 10.
Frenoy P, Vandentorren S, Arnaud A, Vuillermoz C, Rico Berrocal R, Martin-Fernandez J, Azria E, de Lauzon-Guillain B, Bernard JY, Lioret S. Demographic, socioeconomic, and sociocultural factors associated with any breastfeeding in homeless mothers. Matern Child Nutr. 2021 Jul;17(3):e13167. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13167. Epub 2021 Mar 29.
Siddiqui A, Azria E, Egorova N, Deneux-Tharaux C, Howell E. Can obesity explain racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity? Obstet Gynecol. 2021 May 1;137(5):864-872.
Eslier M, Deneux-Tharaux C, Sauvegrain P, Schmitz T, Luton D, Mandelbrot L, Estellat C, Azria E. Association between Migrant Women's Legal Status and Prenatal Care Utilization in the PreCARE Cohort. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 30;17(19):7174.
Azria E, Sauvegrain P, Blanc J, Crenn-Hebert C, Fresson J, Gelly M, Gillard P, Gonnaud F, Vigoureux S, Ibanez G, Ngo C, Regnault N, Deneux-Tharaux C; Pour la commission Inégalités sociales et parcours de soins du Collège National des Gynécologues Obstétriciens Français CNGOF. Systemic racism and health inequalities, a sanitary emergency revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol. 2020 Dec;48(12):847-849.
Eslier M, Morello R, Azria E, Dreyfus M. Comparative study of changes in maternal and perinatal morbidity inequalities among migrant and native women over time, between 2008 and 2014 in France. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2020 Oct;253:76-82.
Siddiqui A, Deneux-Tharaux C, Luton D, Schmitz T, Mandelbrot L, Estellat C, Howell EA, Khoshnood B, Bertille N, Azria E. Maternal obesity and severe pre-eclampsia among immigrant women: a mediation analysis. Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 23;10(1):5215.
Eslier M, Morello R, Azria E, Dreyfus M. Comparative study between women born in France and migrant women with regard to their mode of delivery. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2020 49(2):101648.
Linard M, Deneux-Tharaux C, Luton D, Schmitz T, Mandelbrot L, Estellat C, Sauvegrain P, Azria E; PreCARE study group; BiP study group. Differential rates of cesarean delivery by maternal geographical origin: a cohort study in France. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Jun 27;19(1):217.
​Siddiqui A, Azria E, Howell EA, Deneux-Tharaux C; EPIMOMS Study Group. Associations between maternal obesity and severe maternal morbidity: Findings from the French EPIMOMS population-based study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2019 Jan;33(1):7-16.
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Births and induced abortions among women of Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin, and the general population in Finland –comparison of self-reported and register data. Jokela S, Lilja E, Kinnunen TI, Gissler M, Castaneda AE, Koponen, P. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2018;18:296. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1931-x
Potentially traumatic experiences pre-migration and adverse pregnancy and childbirth outcomes among women of Somali- and Kurdish-origin in Finland. Majlander, S., Kinnunen, T.I., Lilja, E. et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 23, 589 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05906-w
Sexual and reproductive health of newly-arrived asylum-seeking women: a cross-sectional survey in Finland. Majlander, S., Kinnunen, T.I., Lilja, E. et al. Reprod Health 22, 59 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02012-2
Sarah Fredsted Villadsen, Helle Johnsen, Trine Damsted Rasmussen, Claus Thorn Ekstrøm, Janne Sørensen, Elie Azria, Janet Rich-Edwards, Birgitta Essén, Ulla, Christensen, Signe Smith Jervelund, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen. Unlocking the mechanisms of change in the MAMAACT intervention to reduce ethnic disparity in stillbirth and newborns' health: integration of evaluation findings. Front Health Serv. 2024 Feb 16:4:1233069. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2024.1233069. eCollection 2024.
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Improving Diversity in Recruitment: Lessons LearnedcDuring the REACH Pregnancy Circles Pilot Trial. Octavia Wiseman, Sidera Tahir, Christine McCourt, Anita Mehay, Helliner Robinson, Kade Mondeh, Lorna Sweeney, Meg Wiggins, Mary Sawtell, Angela Harden, on behalf of the REACH Research Team. (2025). Health Expectations, 2025;28:e70300 https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70300
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Caesarean births among migrant women in high-income countries. Merry L, Vangen S, Small R. Best Prac Res Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2016;32:88-99.
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Severe maternal morbidity associated with maternal birthplace in three high-immigration settings.Urquia ML, Glazier RH, Mortensen L, Nybo-Andersen AM, Small R, Davey MA, Rööst M, Essén B; ROAM (Reproductive Outcomes and Migration. An International Collaboration).
Eur J Public Health. 2015 Aug;25(4):620-5. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cku230.
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Disparities in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia among immigrant women giving birth in six industrialised countries. Urquia ML, Glazier RH, Gagnon AJ, Mortensen LH, Nybo Andersen AM, Janevic T, Guendelman S, Thornton D, Bolumar F, Río Sánchez I, Small R, Davey MA, Hjern A; ROAM Collaboration. BJOG. 2014 Nov;121(12):1492-500. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.12758. Epub 2014 Apr 24.
Immigrant and non-immigrant women’s experiences of maternity care: a systematic and comparative review of studies in five countries. Small R, Roth C, Raval M, Shafiei T, Korfker D, Heaman M, McCourt C, Gagnon A. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2014;14:152.
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Development of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) for migrants to Western societies: an international Delphi consensus process. Gagnon AJ, DeBruyn R, Essén B, Gissler M, Heaman M, Jeambey Z, Korfker D, McCourt C, Roth C, Zeitlin J, Small R; ROAM Collaboration. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2014 Jun 10;14:200. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-200.
International migration and caesarean birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Merry L, Small R, Blondel B, Gagnon AJ. \BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2013;13:27.
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International migration and gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. Gagnon AJ, McDermott S, Rigol-Chachamovich J, Bandyopadhyay M, Stray-Pedersen B, Stewart D; ROAM Collaboration. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2011 Nov;25(6):575-92. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2011.01230.x.
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Migration and perinatal health surveillance: an international Delphi survey.
Gagnon AJ, Zimbeck M, Zeitlin J. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2010 Mar;149(1):37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.12.002.
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International migration and adverse birth outcomes: role of ethnicity, region of origin and destination. Urquia ML, Glazier RH, Blondel B, Zeitlin J, Gissler M, Macfarlane A, Ng E, Heaman M, Stray-Pedersen B, Gagnon AJ; ROAM collaboration. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2010 Mar;64(3):243-51. doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.083535.
Migration to western industrialised countries and perinatal health: a systematic review.
Gagnon AJ, Zimbeck M, Zeitlin J; ROAM Collaboration, Alexander S, Blondel B, Buitendijk S, Desmeules M, Di Lallo D, Gagnon A, Gissler M, Glazier R, Heaman M, Korfker D, Macfarlane A, Ng E, Roth C, Small R, Stewart D, Stray-Pederson B, Urquia M, Vangen S, Zeitlin J, Zimbeck M.
Soc Sci Med. 2009 Sep;69(6):934-46. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.027.
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Stillbirths and infant deaths among migrants in industrialised countries. Gissler M, Alexander S, Macfarlane A, Small R, Stray-Pedersen B, Zeitlin J, Zimbeck M, Gagnon AJ. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2009;88:134-148.
Somali women and their pregnancy outcomes postmigration: data from six receiving countries. Small R, Gagnon A, Gissler M, Zeitlin J, Bennis M, Glazier R, Haelterman E, Martens G, McDermott S, Urquia M, Vangen S.BJOG 2008;115:1630-1640.