Navigating new lives: A scoping review and thematic synthesis of forced migrant women's perinatal experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For health systems and maternity services to respond effectively to forced displacement, an understanding of the lived experiences of women seeking protection during childbearing is required. This study aim was to systematically review existing literature on the perinatal experiences of forced migrant women.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review including MEDLINE, CINAHL Plus, Web of Science and PsychINFO databases and manual search of references. Included studies were quality-assessed and analysed using inductive thematic synthesis.

Findings

In total 39 studies were included, involving 624 forced migrant women in 12 countries. Three inductive themes were: (1) "The nature of being a forced migrant," describing multiple liminalities experienced by women; (2)

SUBMITTER: Sharma E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352206 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature