Scoping Review on Maternal Health among Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada: Prenatal, Intrapartum, and Postnatal Care

Journal of Pregnancy

Volumn 2017, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Khanlou, N ^a   Haque, N ^a   Skinner, A ^a   Mantini, A ^b   Kurtz Landy, C ^a  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTHER; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; REFUGEE; BIRTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIGRANT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85012124639     PISSN: 20902727     EISSN: 20902735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2017/8783294     Document Type: Review

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