Living in ethnic enclaves may improve pregnancy outcomes for Asian/Pacific islanders

(NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Among Asian/Pacific Islander women living in the United States, those who reside in ethnic enclaves--areas with a high concentration of residents of a similar ancestry--are less likely to have pregnancy or birth complications than those living in other areas, suggests a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.