Perinatal health of refugee and asylum-seeking women in Sweden 2014-17: a register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:An increasing number of migrants have fled armed conflict, persecution and deteriorating living conditions, many of whom have also endured risky migration journeys to reach Europe. Despite this, little is known about the perinatal health of migrant women who are particularly vulnerable, such as refugees, asylum-seekers, and undocumented migrants, and their access to perinatal care in the host country. METHODS:Using the Swedish Pregnancy Register, we analyzed indicators of perinatal health and health care usage in 31 897 migrant women from the top five refugee countries of origin between 2014 and 2017. We also compared them to native-born Swedish women. RESULTS:Compared to Swedish-born women, migrant women from Syria, Iraq, Somali, Eritrea and Afghanistan had higher risks of poor

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6896976 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature