Conceptualising the prevention of adverse obstetric outcomes among immigrants using the 'three delays' framework in a high-income context

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2028-2036

  Binder, Pauline ^a   Johnsdotter, Sara ^b   Essén, Birgitta ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health communication; Immigrant women; Maternal care encounter; Maternity guidelines; Migrant friendly hospitals; Obstetric intervention; Socio cultural factors

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ETHNICITY; GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; INTERPRETER SERVICE; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MATERNAL CARE; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONDON; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866888634     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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