Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and International Immigration Status: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disparities in health outcomes between immigrant and native-origin populations, particularly pregnant women, pose significant challenges to healthcare systems. The aim of this systematic-review and meta-analysis was to investigate the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among immigrant-women compared to native-origin women in the host country.

Methods

PubMed (including MEDLINE), Scopus, and Web of Science were searched to retrieve studies published in English language up to September 2020. All observational studies examining the prevalence of at least one of the short-term single pregnancy outcomes for immigrants who crossed international borders compared to native-origin pregnant population were included. The meta-prop method was used for the pooled-estimation of

SUBMITTER: Behboudi-Gandevani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9248985 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature