SynthesisMaternal and child health journal2023
Maternal Health Experiences and Health Care Utilization of African Immigrant Women: A Review of The Literature.
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- Primary care providers' perspectives on barriers and enablers influencing preconception care provision for African migrant and refugee women: qualitative interviews.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Declining but uneven: global evolution of maternal hemorrhage burden and its future trajectory.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2026Article
- Closing the Gap: Advancing Maternal Health Care for Refugee Women in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- The experience of migrant mothers of African origin in Spain: A human rights-based approach to mental health.American journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- Utilization of antenatal care among immigrant women in Norway: a nationwide register-based cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- African Immigrant Women's Maternal Health Experiences in Clarkston, Georgia: A Qualitative Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Maternal Health Literacy (MHL) for Improved Maternal and Child Outcomes: A Scoping Review.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineReview
- Reimagining Reproductive Health Care for Refugee Women: Integrating Cultural Health Navigators into a Clinical Model.Health equityArticle
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Abstract
introductionThis systematic review summarizes the maternal health experiences and healthcare utilization of African immigrant women who have immigrated to the United States using an adapted version of the healthcare utilization model.
methodsPublished journal articles from the year 2000 to 2022 were identified from seven large databases; 13 studies satisfied the inclusion criteria.
resultsThe results of the study are reported according to the individual and contextual factors for healthcare utilization for African immigrant women in the United States. Individual factors that facilitated the use of maternal healthcare were having transportation, higher health literacy levels, insurance, and family support. Contextual factors that facilitated maternal health utilization included access to interpreters and female doctors. DISCUSSION: Facilitators and barriers to maternal health utilization were impacted by cultural and environmental factors. First, African immigrant women included in the studies, believe pregnancy and childbirth are safe and normal, therefore prenatal care is unnecessary. Second, the fear of obstetrical interventions, especially from women who have had female genital mutilation. Third, the misconceptions regarding pain medications and the roles of hospital staff. Further research is necessary for addressing the facilitators and barriers to healthcare utilization in African immigrant women.
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