Obstetric outcomes and uptake of care among 149 non-Swedish speaking migrant women attending a birth preparation visit during pregnancy - An observational study from Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Sweden almost one third of the population is born in another country and a large number of the women who do not speak Swedish are of reproductive age. Women migrating from low-income countries have higher risks for poor obstetric outcomes than receiving country-born citizens. INFOR (a Swedish word for "before" or "ahead of") is an intervention offering language-assisted, individual birth preparation for non-Swedish speaking pregnant women unfamiliar with the maternity care system. The aim of this study was to describe the uptake of care and obstetric outcomes among non-Swedish speaking migrant women attending INFOR.

Methods

A descriptive study of the obstetric outcomes and uptake of care was conducted of the 149 non-Swedish speaking pregnant women who partici

SUBMITTER: Ternstrom E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11002845 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature