Scoping Review on Maternal Health among Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada: Prenatal, Intrapartum, and Postnatal Care

The last fifteen years have seen a dramatic increase in both the childbearing age and diversity of women migrating to Canada. The resulting health impact underscores the need to explore access to health services and the related maternal health outcome. This article reports on the results of a scopin...

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Published inJournal of pregnancy Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 14
Main Authors Mantini, A., Skinner, A., Haque, N., Khanlou, Nazilla, Kurtz Landy, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017
Hindawi
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Canada
Emigrants and Immigrants
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Maternal Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Obstetrics
Parturition
Pregnancy
Refugees
Review
Risk Factors
Women
Womens health
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Summary:The last fifteen years have seen a dramatic increase in both the childbearing age and diversity of women migrating to Canada. The resulting health impact underscores the need to explore access to health services and the related maternal health outcome. This article reports on the results of a scoping review focused on migrant maternal health within the context of accessible and effective health services during pregnancy and following delivery. One hundred and twenty-six articles published between 2000 and 2016 that met our inclusion criteria and related to this group of migrant women, with pregnancy/motherhood status, who were living in Canada, were identified. This review points at complex health outcomes among immigrant and refugee women that occur within the compelling gaps in our knowledge of maternal health during all phases of maternity. Throughout the prenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods of maternity, barriers to accessing healthcare services were found to disadvantage immigrant and refugee women putting them at risk for challenging maternal health outcomes. Interactions between the uptake of health information and factors related to the process of immigrant settlement were identified as major barriers. Availability of appropriate services in a country that provides universal healthcare is discussed.
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Academic Editor: Fabio Facchinetti
ISSN:2090-2727
2090-2735
DOI:10.1155/2017/8783294