Facilitators and barriers of maternal and infant healthcare access for undocumented migrants in the first 1000 days of life: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: Adequate access to maternal and infant healthcare in the first 1000 days of life is concurrent with lifelong well-being and should be guaranteed regardless of nationality, legal status, and social conditions. By exploring how migration status affects the social determinants of health, this review provides a nuanced understanding of the barriers and facilitators encountered accessing healthcare by undocumented women and their infants in the first 1000 days of life. Following the PRISMA guidelines and the registered protocol (CRD42022328220), a literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Scopus. The search focused on manuscripts including undocumented migrants as study participants and reported direct or indirect data on the utilisation or outcomes of maternal an

SUBMITTER: Montagnoli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12538716 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature