Country of birth as a potential determinant of inadequate antenatal care use among women giving birth in Brussels. A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the mechanisms explaining perinatal health inequalities could be inadequate antenatal care among some immigrant groups. Few European studies compared antenatal care use between different groups of immigrants taking into account individual characteristics. This research investigates the associations of three birth regions with the use of antenatal care, by also considering socioeconomic and migration-related determinants.

Methods

We included 879 mothers born in Belgium, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa, and interviewed them in four Brussels hospitals after they gave birth, using an adapted version of the Migrant-Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire. We additionally collected clinical data from hospital records. We carried out descriptive analyses and ra

SUBMITTER: Schonborn C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9012396 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature