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SynthesisJournal of immigrant and minority health2015

A Systematic Review of the Physical, Mental, Social, and Economic Problems of Immigrant Women in the Perinatal Period in Japan.

Sachiko Kita, Mariko Minatani, Naoko Hikita, Masayo Matsuzaki, Mie Shiraishi, Megumi Haruna

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Synthesis in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Analysis of the Incidence of Macrosomia in Japan by Parental Nationalities at 5-year Intervals From 1995 to 2020.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2023
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  8. Promotion of Parenting and Mental Health Needs among Chinese Women Living in Japan: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  16. Psychosocial Indicators in North African Immigrant Women in Italy.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sachiko KitaDepartment of Midwifery and Women's Health, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Mariko MinataniDepartment of Midwifery and Women's Health, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Naoko HikitaDepartment of Midwifery and Women's Health, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Masayo MatsuzakiDepartment of Midwifery and Women's Health, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Mie ShiraishiDepartment of Midwifery and Women's Health, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Megumi HarunaDepartment of Midwifery and Women's Health, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. mharuna-tky@umin.ac.jp.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The perinatal mortality of immigrants in Japan is higher than that of Japanese women. However, details of the problems of immigrant perinatal women that contribute to worsening of their health are still unknown. This review describes the physical, psychological, social, and economic problems of immigrant women during the perinatal period in Japan. Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Igaku-Chuo Zasshi were searched and 36 relevant articles were reviewed. The related descriptions were collected and analyzed by using content analysis. The results showed that immigrant perinatal women in Japan experienced the following problems: language barriers, a problematic relationship with a partner, illegal residency, emotional distress, physical distress, adjustment difficulties, lack of utilization of services, social isolation, lack of support, lack of information, low economic status, unsatisfactory health care, and discrimination. These results indicated that multilingual services, strengthening of social and support networks, and political action are necessary to resolve their problems.

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Health StatusInterpersonal RelationsAcculturationCommunication BarriersEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHumansJapanLanguageMental HealthPerinatal MortalityPovertyPregnancySocial IsolationSocioeconomic FactorsStress, PsychologicalImmigrant womenJapanPerinatal periodProblemsReview

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