ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2013
Perinatal outcomes of uninsured immigrant, refugee and migrant mothers and newborns living in Toronto, Canada.
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- Health outcomes, health services utilization, and costs consequences of medicare uninsurance among migrants in Canada: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
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- Translating Priorities Into Practice: Midwifery Care for Uninsured Migrant Populations Across Canada.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Impacts of local, provincial, and federal immigration policies on health and social services access among women with precarious immigration status.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Perinatal outcomes in neonates referred to social services in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit from a resource-limited setting: a five-year study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- A comprehensive evaluation of pregnancy and newborn outcomes in Syrian refugees in Turkey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- La réduction du risque d'infection périnatale chez les nouveau-nés de mères dont les soins prénatals étaient inappropriés.Paediatrics & child health · 2023Review
- Reducing perinatal infection risk in newborns of mothers who received inadequate prenatal care.Paediatrics & child health · 2023Review
- Single-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study of Demographic Characteristics and Perinatal Outcomes in Pregnant Refugee Patients in Toronto, Canada.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Article
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- Immigration Status as the Foundational Determinant of Health for People Without Status in Canada: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority 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
- Racial variations of adverse perinatal outcomes: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada.PloS one · 2022Article
- Characteristics of vulnerable women and their association with participation in a Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program site in Toronto, Canada.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2021Article
- Patient perceptions of the benefits and barriers of virtual postnatal care: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Maternal health care utilization and the obstetric outcomes of undocumented women in Finland - a retrospective register-based study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Economic Crisis Impact and Social Determinants of Perinatal Outcomes and Infant Mortality in Greece.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The negative self-perceived health of migrants with precarious status in Montreal, Canada: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Vulnerable Women's Perceptions of Individual Versus Group Prenatal Care: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
Canadian healthcare insurance is not universal for all newcomer populations. New immigrant, refugee claimant, and migrant women face various barriers to healthcare due to the lack of public health insurance coverage. This retrospective study explored the relationships between insurance status and various perinatal outcomes. Researchers examined and compared perinatal outcomes for 453 uninsured and provincially insured women who delivered at two general hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area between 2007 and 2010. Data on key perinatal health indicators were collected via chart review of hospital medical records. Comparisons were made with regional statistics and professional guidelines where available. Four-in-five uninsured pregnant women received less-than-adequate prenatal care. More than half of them received clearly inadequate prenatal care, and 6.5% received no prenatal care at all. Insurance status was also related to the type of health care provider, reason for caesarean section, neonatal resuscitation rates, and maternal length of hospital stay. Uninsured mothers experienced a higher percentage of caesarian sections due to abnormal fetal heart rates and required more neonatal resuscitations. No significant difference was found for low birth weight, preterm birth, NCIU admissions, postpartum hemorrhage, breast feeding, or intrapartum care provided.
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