Choosing where to give birth: Factors influencing migrant women's decision making in two regions of Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Choosing where to give birth can be a matter of life and death for both mother and child. Migrants, registered or unregistered, may face different choices and challenges than non-migrants. Despite this, previous research on the factors migrant women consider when deciding where to give birth is very limited. This paper addresses this gap by examining women's decision making in a respective border and urban locale in Thailand.

Methods

We held focus group discussions [13] with 72 non-Thai pregnant migrant women at non-government clinics in a rural border area and at two hospitals in Chiang Mai, a large city in Northern Thailand in 2018. We asked women where they will go to give birth and to explain the factors that influenced their decision.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Tschirhart N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7117675 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature