Ethnic minority women's experiences of accessing antenatal care in high income European countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women from ethnic minority backgrounds are at greater risk of adverse maternal outcomes. Antenatal care plays a crucial role in reducing risks of poor outcomes. The aim of this study was to identify, appraise, and synthesise the recent qualitative evidence on ethnic minority women's experiences of accessing antenatal care in high-income European countries, and to develop a novel conceptual framework for access based on women's perspectives.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive search of seven electronic databases in addition to manual searches to identify all qualitative studies published between January 2010 and May 2021. Identified articles were screened in two stages against the inclusion criteria with titles and abstracts screened first followed by full-text s

SUBMITTER: Sharma E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10256965 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature