Use of non-governmental maternity services and pregnancy outcomes among undocumented women: a cohort study from Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2011 Norway granted undocumented women the right to antenatal care and to give birth at a hospital but did not include them in the general practitioner and reimbursement schemes. As a response to limited access to health care, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) have been running health clinics for undocumented migrants in Norway's two largest cities. To further facilitate universal health coverage, there is a need to investigate how pregnant undocumented women use NGO clinics and how this affects their maternal health. We therefore investigated the care received, occurrence of pregnancy-related complications and pregnancy outcomes in women receiving antenatal care at these clinics.

Methods

In this historic cohort study we included pregnant women aged 18-49 at

SUBMITTER: Eick F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9589618 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature