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SynthesisMaternal and child health journal2013

Maternal healthcare in migrants: a systematic review.

Lígia Moreira Almeida, José Caldas, Diogo Ayres-de-Campos, Dora Salcedo-Barrientos, Sónia Dias

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Synthesis in Maternal and child health journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 109 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

109 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 244 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lígia Moreira AlmeidaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Porto (ISPUP/FMUP), Porto, Portugal, ligia_almeida@fpce.up.pt.
José Caldas
Diogo Ayres-de-Campos
Dora Salcedo-Barrientos
Sónia Dias
Universidade do Porto · PTHospital de São João · PTInstituto de Investigação Científica Tropical · PTUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pregnancy is a period of increased vulnerability for migrant women, and access to healthcare, use and quality of care provided during this period are important aspects to characterize the support provided to this population. A systematic review of the scientific literature contained in the MEDLINE and SCOPUS databases was carried out, searching for population based studies published between 1990 and 2012 and reporting on maternal healthcare in immigrant populations. A total of 854 articles were retrieved and 30 publications met the inclusion criteria, being included in the final evaluation. The majority of studies point to a higher health risk profile in immigrants, with an increased incidence of co-morbidity in some populations, reduced access to health facilities particularly in illegal immigrants, poor communication between women and caregivers, a lower rate of obstetrical interventions, a higher incidence of stillbirth and early neonatal death, an increased risk of maternal death, and a higher incidence of postpartum depression. Incidences vary widely among different population groups. Some migrant populations are at a higher risk of serious complications during pregnancy, for reasons that include reduced access and use of healthcare facilities, as well as less optimal care, resulting in a higher incidence of adverse outcomes. Tackling these problems and achieving equality of care for all is a challenging aim for public healthcare services.

Indexed as

Health Services AccessibilityQuality of Health CareEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth LiteracyHumansMaternal Health ServicesMaternal MortalityPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeTransients and Migrants

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PMID23334357
OpenAlexW2083010439

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