What is the evidence on the reduction of inequalities in accessibility and quality of maternal healthcare delivery for migrants? A review of the existing evidence in the WHO European Region (2016)

The number of female migrants of childbearing age is rapidly increasing, which entails specific needs for maternal health services. This review aimed to assess interventions and policies that improve the accessibility and quality of maternal healthcare for migrants in the WHO European Region. The review demonstrated that most migrant women have poorer maternal health outcomes than other women throughout the WHO European Region. Identified risk factors are linked not only to pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period but also to events before conception. Restricted entitlement and problems with familiarity, knowledgeability, acceptability, availability and affordability jeopardise migrant women’s access to maternal healthcare. Ensuring universal access to care and providing culturally sensitive care will enhance access to and the quality of maternal healthcare and eventually improve migrant maternal health.

Authors: I. Keygnaert, O. Ivanova, A. Guieu, A.-S. Van Parys, E. Leye, K. Roelens

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Type
Governmental / Institutional / Public Health Statutory Body Document, Research
Theme
Digital, ehealth and mhealth, digitalisation, health literacy, Financial security, social protection, social inclusion, access to care, poverty, Groups that experience vulnerability: women, ethnic minorities, LGBTI+, migrants, disability, Health systems and services, primary health care, integrated systems, prevention services, health workforce, Maternal health, pre- peri-natal, childhood conditions, adolescent health, education
Country
Europe
Level
European
Year
2016


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