Perinatal outcomes of uninsured immigrant, refugee and migrant mothers and newborns living in Toronto, Canada

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2198-2213

  Wilson Mitchell, Karline ^a   Rummens, Joanna Anneke ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrant; Migrant; Newborns; Perinatal outcomes; Refugee; Uninsured; Women

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; IMMIGRANT; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; REFUGEE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84879012195     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10062198     Document Type: Article

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