Perinatal health outcomes and care among asylum seekers and refugees: a systematic review of systematic reviews

N Heslehurst, H Brown, A Pemu, H Coleman, J Rankin - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Global migration is at an all-time high with implications for perinatal health.
Migrant women, especially asylum seekers and refugees, represent a particularly vulnerable …

Access to preventive sexual and reproductive health care for women from refugee-like backgrounds: a systematic review

N Davidson, K Hammarberg, L Romero, J Fisher - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Globally, the number of forcibly displaced women is growing. Refugee and
displaced women have poorer health outcomes compared to migrant and host country …

Promoting the health of refugee women: a scoping literature review incorporating the social ecological model

MM Hawkins, ME Schmitt, CT Adebayo… - International journal for …, 2021 - Springer
The health of refugee women after settlement in a new country, can be adversely or
positively affected by individual, interpersonal, community, and organizational factors. While …

Somali immigrant women and the American health care system: discordant beliefs, divergent expectations, and silent worries

CL Pavlish, S Noor, J Brandt - Social science & medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
The civil war in Somalia resulted in massive resettlement of Somali refugees. The largest
diaspora of Somali refugees in the United States currently reside in Minnesota. Partnering …

A comparison of health access between permanent residents, undocumented immigrants and refugee claimants in Toronto, Canada

RM Campbell, AG Klei, BD Hodges, D Fisman… - Journal of Immigrant and …, 2014 - Springer
Understanding the immigrant experience accessing healthcare is essential to improving
their health. This qualitative study reports on experiences seeking healthcare for three …

Student nurses' experiences of communication in cross‐cultural care encounters

M Jirwe, K Gerrish, A Emami - Scandinavian journal of caring …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Scand J Caring Sci; 2010; 24; 436–444 Student nurses' experiences of communication in
cross‐cultural care encounters Background: Communication is a fundamental component of …

Maternal care and birth outcomes among ethnic minority women in Finland

M Malin, M Gissler - BMC public health, 2009 - Springer
Background Care during pregnancy and labour is of great importance in every culture.
Studies show that people of migrant origin have barriers to obtaining accessible and good …

Building community-based participatory research partnerships with a Somali refugee community

CE Johnson, SA Ali, MPL Shipp - American journal of preventive medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The US has become home to growing numbers of immigrants and refugees
from countries where the traditional practice of female genital cutting (FGC) is prevalent …

Shared language is essential: communication in a multiethnic obstetric care setting

P Binder, Y Borné, S Johnsdotter… - Journal of health …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This study focuses on communication and conceptions of obstetric care to address the
postulates that immigrant women experience sensitive care through the use of an ethnically …

Knowledge and beliefs about health promotion and preventive health care among Somali women in the United States

J Carroll, R Epstein, K Fiscella, E Volpe… - Health care for …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
We explored conceptualizations of health promotion and experiences with preventive health
services among African refugee women. We asked 34 resettled Somali refugee women …