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Migrant women’s experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and maternity care in European countries: A systematic review [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Across Europe there are increasing numbers of migrant women who are of childbearing age. Migrant women are at risk of poorer pregnancy outcomes.
Fair, Frankie, Raben, Liselotte, Soltani, Hora, the ORAMMA team,, van den Muijsenbergh, Maria, Vivilaki, Victoria, Watson, Helen   +6 more
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Community perspectives: An exploration of potential barriers to men's involvement in maternity care in a central Tanzanian community.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Male involvement in maternal health has been linked to positive health outcomes for women and children, as they control household resources and make significant decisions, which influence maternal health.
Nyasiro S Gibore, Theodora A L Bali
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The experience of maternity care for migrant women living with female genital mutilation: A qualitative synthesis [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of childbearing women with a history of female genital mutilation (FGM) are accessing maternity services in high-income countries across the world.
Abusharaf, Ameresekere, Aya, Banks, Berg, Berggren, Bondas, Bulma, Chalmers, Chalmers, Crawford, Creighton, Essén, Essén, Gough, Hicks, Hill, Lundberg, Macklin, Moher, Moxey, Murray, Noblit, Small, Thierfelder, Vangen   +25 more
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A Comparison of Medical Birth Register Outcomes between Maternity Health Clinics and Integrated Maternity and Child Health Clinics in Southwest Finland

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2016
Introduction: Primary maternity care services are globally provided according to various organisational models. Two models are common in Finland: a maternity health clinic and an integrated maternity and child health clinic.
Miia Tuominen, Anne Kaljonen, Pia Ahonen, Juha Mäkinen, Päivi Rautava   +4 more
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Rural maternity care: Can we learn from Wal-Mart? [PDF]

, 2010
In many countries rural maternity care is under threat. Consequently rural pregnant women will have to travel further to attend larger maternity units to receive care and deliver their babies.
Pitchforth, Emma, van Teijlingen, Edwin
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Pregnancy risk factors associated with birthweight of infants born to Australian Aboriginal women in an urban setting - a retrospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background A key focus of the Closing the Gap campaign is to reduce low birthweight in Aboriginal babies. Limited research exists on factors affecting Aboriginal birthweight in urban areas.
Elisa J. Ford, Thomas J. Cade, Lex W. Doyle, Mark P. Umstad   +3 more
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Outcomes of a rural-focussed family practice residency

Journal of Regional Medical Campuses, 2022
Purpose: Family medicine  physicians play a crucial role in maternity care in community-based settings. However, residency graduates are decreasingly likely to provide delivery services.
Dr. Sandra Stover, Julia Lasswell, Samantha Friedrichsen, Rebecca Emery   +3 more
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Developing a Core Competency Model and Educational Framework for Primary Maternity Services: A national consensus approach [PDF]

, 2012
Background: An appropriately educated and competent workforce is crucial to an effective health care system. The National Health Workforce Taskforce (now Health Workforce Australia) and the Maternity Services Inter-Jurisdictional Committee funded a ...
Brodie, PM, Curtin, AM, Ellwood, DA, Griffiths, M, Homer, CSE, Kildea, S   +5 more
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COVID-19 Effect on Access to Maternal Health Services in Kenya

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2020
Introduction: Maternal mortality continues to be one of the biggest challenges of the health system in Kenya. Informal settlements in Kenya have been known to have higher rates of maternal mortality and also receive maternity services of varied quality ...
Jackline Oluoch-Aridi, Jackline Oluoch-Aridi, Tecla Chelagat, Mary M. Nyikuri, Joseph Onyango, Danice Guzman, Cindy Makanga, Laura Miller-Graff, Laura Miller-Graff, Robert Dowd   +9 more
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Cultural safety and maternity care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians [PDF]

, 2006
PurposeTo discuss cultural safety and critique the provision of culturally appropriate maternity services to remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia.ProcedureThe literature and policies around ‘culture’ and &lsquo ...
Barclay, Lesley M., Kildea, Sue V., Kruske, Sue   +2 more
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