Immigrant women's and families' views and experiences of routine postnatal care: findings from a qualitative evidence synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uptake of postnatal care (PNC) is low and inequitable in many countries, and immigrant women may experience additional challenges to access and effective use. As part of a larger study examining the views of women, partners, and families on routine PNC, we analysed a subset of data on the specific experiences of immigrant women and families.

Methods

This is a subanalysis of a larger qualitative evidence synthesis. We searched MEDLINE, PUBMED, CINAHL, EMBASE, EBM-Reviews and grey literature for studies published until December 2019 with extractable qualitative data with no language restrictions. For this analysis, we focused on papers related to immigrant women and families. Two reviewers screened each study independently; inclusion was agreed by consensus. Data ab

SUBMITTER: Sacks E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897958 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature