Do Antenatal Interventions Improve Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes for Migrant Women Living in High-Income Countries and What Guidelines Exist for Migrant Women? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the rise in migrant women giving birth in high-income countries (HICs) there is a need to identify and evaluate the efficacy of existing interventions that address disparities in adverse pregnancy outcomes experienced by migrant women.

Objective

This review aims to identify any antenatal interventions offered to migrant women living in HICs, evaluate their efficacy at improving perinatal and maternal adverse outcomes, and to identify and evaluate pregnancy management guidelines relating to migrant status or ethnicity-specific practices or recommendations.

Search strategy

Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, TRIP, ProQuest, and the International Guidelines Library were searched from January 2010 to March 2023.

Selection criteria

English-language ran

SUBMITTER: Weerasingha S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12612383 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature