Barriers to postpartum health and opinions on a postpartum peer navigator program amongst refugee women resettled in California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study is to identify postpartum challenges and assess for interest in a postpartum peer navigator program amongst refugee women resettled in California.

Methods

Participants were recruited through ethnic community-based organizations in California using convenience and snowball sampling. Arabic, Dari, or Pashto speaking women who have given birth in the United States within the last five years and entered the country as refugees, special immigrant visa holders, or asylum seekers were eligible to participate. Semi-structured interviews were analyzed using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis.

Results

We interviewed 26 participants. The mean age was 30 years (SD = 6.3) and mean length of time in the United States was 4.5 years (SD = 3.0). All

SUBMITTER: Alsamman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11954318 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature