Pregnancy Related Health Care Needs in Refugees-A Current Three Center Experience in Europe.

ABSTRACT: Background: Immigration into Europe has reached an all-time high. Provision of coordinated healthcare, especially to refugee women that are at increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, is a challenge for receiving health care systems. Methods: We assessed pregnancy rates and associated primary healthcare needs in three refugee cohorts in Northern Germany during the current crisis. Results: Out of n = 2911 refugees, 18.0% were women of reproductive age, and 9.1% of these were pregnant. Pregnancy was associated with a significant, 3.7-fold increase in primary health care utilization. Language barrier and cultural customs impeded healthcare to some refugee pregnant women. The most common complaints were demand for pregnancy checkup without specific symptoms (4

SUBMITTER: Dopfer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6165089 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature