Refugee maternal and perinatal health in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Immigrants are thought to be healthier than their native-born counterparts, but less is known about the health of refugees or forced migrants. Previous studies often equate refugee status with immigration status or country of birth (COB) and none have compared refugee to non-refugee immigrants from the same COB. Herein, we examined whether: (1) a refugee mother experiences greater odds of adverse maternal and perinatal health outcomes compared with a similar non-refugee mother from the same COB and (2) refugee and non-refugee immigrants differ from Canadian-born mothers for maternal and perinatal outcomes.

Design

This is a retrospective population-based database study. We implemented two cohort designs: (1) 1:1 matching of refugees to non-refugee immigrants on COB

SUBMITTER: Wanigaratne S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898303 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature