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Maternal care, pregnancy complications and birth outcomes among native and migrant women in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorMuralova, Ana
dc.contributor.authorCancela, Marilyne
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Henrique
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-02T14:33:35Z
dc.date.available2019-04-02T14:33:35Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractMigrants can experience inequalities in care and health outcomes even in countries with universal access to care, regardless of legal status, as it is the case in Portugal. Thus, we assessed the prevalence of late antenatal care, pregnancy complications, obstetric interventions and birth outcomes considering the country of origin of women delivering in Portugal Methods: As part of an ongoing population-based study, enrolling native and foreign-born women recruited in 32 Portuguese public hospitals at delivery, 3884 women were classified in groups according to their country of origin and native country language as Portuguese (PT), Portuguese speaking Latin American Countries (BR), Portuguese speaking African countries (PALOP) and other countries (PNSC) Results: The prevalence (%) varies for late antenatal care (p<0.001), from 14.5 (PT) to 29.8 (PALOP); pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (p = 0.031), from 0.8 (BR) to 2.4 (PALOP); instrumental vaginal birth (p<0.001), from 8.6 (PALOP) to 18.1 (PNSC); C-section before labour (p<0.001), from 11.5 (PNSC) to 15.2 (BR); and C-section during labour (p<0.001), from 15.5 (PNSC) to 21.7 (PALOP). No differences were found for twin pregnancy (p = 0.128), gestational diabetes (p = 0.283), placental disorders (p = 0.743), induced labour (p = 0.138), preterm delivery (p = 0.897) or admission to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (p = 0.918). Conclusions: Health inequalities in care of migrant pregnant women are particularly evident for those born in African countries with Portuguese as the official language. Key messages: In Portugal women coming from different countries converge in regards to indicators of perinatal health. Speaking the language of the host country does not overcome inequalities of care among migrants.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationTeixeira, Cristina; Muralova, A; Cancela, M; Barros, Henrique (2018). Maternal care, pregnancy complications and birth outcomes among native and migrant womenin Portugal. European Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1101-1262. 28:4, p. 247-248pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1101-1262
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/19198
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherEuropean Public Health Associationpt_PT
dc.relationPTDC/DTP­SAP/6384/2014 Fundação da Ciência e Tecnologiapt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectWomen healthpt_PT
dc.subjectMigrantpt_PT
dc.subjectMaternal carept_PT
dc.titleMaternal care, pregnancy complications and birth outcomes among native and migrant women in Portugalpt_PT
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceLibliuana, Eslovéniapt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage248pt_PT
oaire.citation.issuesuppl_4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage247pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume28pt_PT
person.familyNameTeixeira
person.givenNameCristina
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