SynthesisMaternal and child health journal2014
Maternal mortality among migrants in Western Europe: a meta-analysis.
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- Association between migration and severe maternal outcomes in high-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Human Development Index of the maternal country of origin and its relationship with maternal near miss: A systematic review of the literature.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Pooled it
- Migrant women's experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and maternity care in European countries: A systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Perinatal health outcomes and care among asylum seekers and refugees: a systematic review of systematic reviews.BMC medicine · 2018Pooled it
- 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
- Diet, Weight Status, and Pregnancy Outcomes Among Native and Migrant Women in Jersey, Channel Islands.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Clinical outcomes and healthcare costs among Turkish and immigrant obstetric patients in intensive care unit: a 7-year retrospective cohort study from Turkey.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Contraceptive access and use among women with migratory experience living in high-income countries: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Obstetric Interventions Among Native and Migrant Women: The (Over)use of Episiotomy in Portugal.International journal of public health · 2024Article
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- Women's health in migrant populations: a qualitative study in France.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Quality of maternal and newborn care around the time of childbirth for migrant versus nonmigrant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of the IMAgiNE EURO study in 11 countries of the WHO European region.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2022Article
- Experiences of armed conflicts and forced migration among women from countries in the Middle East, Balkans, and Africa: a systematic review of qualitative studies.Conflict and health · 2022Review
- Nationwide longitudinal population-based study on mortality in Italy by immigrant status.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Severe hypovitaminosis D in pregnant refugees arriving in Europe: neonatal outcomes and importance of prenatal intervention.Endocrine connections · 2022Article
- Language-supported labor ward visits for pregnant migrant women: Staff experiences in a Swedish hospital.European journal of midwifery · 2022Article
- Association between Migrant Women's Legal Status and Prenatal Care Utilization in the PreCARE Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Involvement in maternal care by migrants and ethnic minorities: a narrative review.Public health reviews · 2020Review
- Maternal mortality in Spain and its association with country of origin: cross-sectional study during the period 1999-2015.BMC public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
To examine whether an excess risk of maternal mortality exists among migrant women in Western Europe. We searched electronic databases for studies published 1970 through 2013 for all observational studies comparing maternal mortality between the host country and a defined migrant population. Results were derived from a random-effects meta-analysis, and statistical heterogeneity assessed by the I (2) statistic. In sub-analyses we also calculated summary estimates stratified by direct and indirect death causes. We included 13 studies with more than 42 million women and 4,995 maternal deaths. Compared with indigenous born women, the pooled risk estimate (RR) was 2.00 with 95 % confidence interval (CI) of 1.72, 2.33. Migrant women had a non-significantly higher risk of dying from direct than indirect death causes; pooled RRs of 2.65 CI 1.88, 3.74 and 1.83 CI 1.37, 2.45. This meta-analysis provides evidence that migrant women in Western European countries have an excess risk of maternal mortality.
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