SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2013
Factors affecting the use of prenatal care by non-western women in industrialized western countries: a systematic review.
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- Women's psychosocial outcomes following an emergency caesarean section: A systematic literature review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Pooled it
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- Interventions to provide culturally-appropriate maternity care services: factors affecting implementation.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Pooled it
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- Differences in maternal and perinatal outcomes between Dutch and non-Western women in a midwife-led care setting: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic inequalities in the uptake of postpartum care at home across Dutch neighbourhoods.European journal of public health · 2024Observational
- Experiences of childbirth care among immigrant and non-immigrant women: a cross-sectional questionnaire study from a hospital in Norway.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Transnational prenatal care among migrant women from low-and-middle-income countries who gave birth in Montreal, Canada.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- The DELIVER study; the impact of research capacity building on research, education, and practice in Dutch midwifery.PloS one · 2023Article
- Group antenatal care (gANC) for Somali-speaking women in Sweden - a process evaluation.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Utilisation of supplementary prenatal screening and diagnostics in Germany: cross-sectional study using data from the KUNO Kids Health Study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Trend change in delayed first antenatal care visit among reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia: multivariate decomposition analysis.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Determinants and Inequities in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Care Access Among Im/Migrant Women in Canada: Findings of a Comprehensive Review (2008-2018).Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the potential of prenatal care for addressing many pregnancy complications and concurrent health problems, non-western women in industrialized western countries more often make inadequate use of prenatal care than women from the majority population do. This study aimed to give a systematic review of factors affecting non-western women's use of prenatal care (both medical care and prenatal classes) in industrialized western countries.
methodsEleven databases (PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane, Sociological Abstracts, Web of Science, Women's Studies International, MIDIRS, CINAHL, Scopus and the NIVEL catalogue) were searched for relevant peer-reviewed articles from between 1995 and July 2012. Qualitative as well as quantitative studies were included. Quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Factors identified were classified as impeding or facilitating, and categorized according to a conceptual framework, an elaborated version of Andersen's healthcare utilization model.
resultsSixteen articles provided relevant factors that were all categorized. A number of factors (migration, culture, position in host country, social network, expertise of the care provider and personal treatment and communication) were found to include both facilitating and impeding factors for non-western women's utilization of prenatal care. The category demographic, genetic and pregnancy characteristics and the category accessibility of care only included impeding factors.Lack of knowledge of the western healthcare system and poor language proficiency were the most frequently reported impeding factors. Provision of information and care in women's native languages was the most frequently reported facilitating factor.
conclusionThe factors found in this review provide specific indications for identifying non-western women who are at risk of not using prenatal care adequately and for developing interventions and appropriate policy aimed at improving their prenatal care utilization.
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