A scoping review of maternal health among resettled refugee women in the United States

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, refugee women continue to face higher maternity-related risks from preventable complications during pregnancy and childbirth, partly due to high health care costs, unfamiliarity with the healthcare system, language barriers, and discrimination. Nevertheless, there is still a paucity of literature that evaluates the available evidence in the US. This scoping review delineated the body of literature on maternal health among refugee women resettled in the US in order to identify knowledge gaps in the literature and highlight future research priorities and directions for maternal health promotion.

Methods

Electronic databases were searched in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and EMBASE from inception through July 2021. We included all peer-reviewed study designs

SUBMITTER: Yeo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214470 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature