SynthesisMaternal and child health journal2013
Migrant women's utilization of prenatal care: a systematic review.
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 166 citations in OpenAlex.
- Maternal Health Experiences and Health Care Utilization of African Immigrant Women: A Review of The Literature.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Pooled it
- Perinatal health outcomes and care among asylum seekers and refugees: a systematic review of systematic reviews.BMC medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Use of health services among international migrant children - a systematic review.Globalization and health · 2018Pooled it
- Factors affecting the use of prenatal care by non-western women in industrialized western countries: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2013Pooled it
- International migration and caesarean birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2013Pooled it
- Understanding the needs and key determinants of maternal, newborn, and child health among migrants in transit: a scoping review.Global health action · 2026Article
- Social Inequalities in Infant Mortality Related to Congenital Anomalies: A Population-Based Register Study.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2026Article
- Navigating perinatal mental health care: migrant women's experiences of support pathways and the role of digital resources.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Maternal outcomes and access to maternal healthcare services among migrant, refugees and forced displaced women in the Middle East and North Africa: A systematic scoping review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Perinatal Health Care Among Climate Migrant Women: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Women of Color's Experiences of Gendered Racism and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Pregnancy: The Mediating Role of Social Support.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Maternal Health Literacy among Migrant Women: A Co-Design Study in Portugal.Portuguese journal of public health · 2026Article
- Maternal and early childhood health and social outcomes of migrants in high-income countries and the impact of policies that restrict access to healthcare; a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of migration and health · 2026Review
- Utilization of antenatal care among immigrant women in Norway: a nationwide register-based cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Temporary childbirth migration and perinatal healthcare in rural Maharashtra, India.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- Migrant-friendly maternity care in Montreal, Canada: A cross-sectional study on migrant women's care perspectives.PloS one · 2025Article
- Comparing healthcare needs by language: interpreted Arabic and Somali telehealth calls in two regions of Sweden, 2014-18.European journal of public health · 2024Article
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- Prenatal Care Utilization Challenges and Facilitators for a Growing Latino Community in the Midwest.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Transnational prenatal care among migrant women from low-and-middle-income countries who gave birth in Montreal, Canada.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
12 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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8 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
Our objectives were to determine whether migrant women in Western industrialized countries have higher odds of inadequate prenatal care (PNC) compared to receiving-country women and to summarize factors that are associated with inadequate PNC among migrant women in these countries. We conducted searches of electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO), reference lists, known experts, and an existing database of the Reproductive Outcomes And Migration international research collaboration for articles published between January, 1995 and April, 2010. Title and abstract review and quality appraisal were conducted independently by 2 reviewers using established criteria, with consensus achieved through discussion. In this systematic review of 29 studies, the majority of studies demonstrated that migrant women were more likely to receive inadequate PNC than receiving-country women, with most reporting moderate to large effect sizes. Rates of inadequate PNC among migrant women varied widely by country of birth. Only three studies explored predictors of inadequate PNC among migrant women. These studies found that inadequate PNC among migrant women was associated with being less than 20 years of age, multiparous, single, having poor or fair language proficiency, education less than 5 years, an unplanned pregnancy, and not having health insurance. We concluded that migrant women as a whole were more likely to have inadequate PNC and the magnitude of this risk differed by country of origin. Few studies addressed predictors of PNC utilization in migrant women and this limits our ability to provide effective PNC in this population.
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