Pregnancy outcomes of forced migrants in the Netherlands: A national registry-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rise of global forced migration urges healthcare systems to respond to the needs of forced migrants (FM) during pregnancy and childbirth. Yet, comprehensive data on the health outcomes of pregnant FM in destination countries remain scarce. This study aimed to describe the characteristics and maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancy in this specific migrant population on a national scale in the Netherlands and to explore differences from other populations.

Methods

The Dutch perinatal registry was linked to national migration data to analyze pregnancy outcomes in FM (2014-2019), using non-migrants (NM) and resident migrants (RM) as reference populations. We reported outcome rates (% [95 % CI]) for a range of primary and secondary pregnancy outcomes. Primary

SUBMITTER: Tankink JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11416604 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature