Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7338194 | Social Science & Medicine | 2013 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠There is extensive international migration worldwide with nearly half of those migrating being women of childbearing age. ⺠Health risks and eligibility for and access to health services are related to immigration class. ⺠Empirical data on the health and care of migrant women and their infants by immigration class are virtually non-existent. ⺠Study findings showed that newly arrived migrant women (less than 5 years) in Canada and their infants had poorer health post-birth than Canadian-born women. ⺠Newly arrived migrant women in Canada were also at greater risk of not having their health concerns, mostly psycho-social, addressed by the health system.
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Authors
Anita J. Gagnon, Geoffrey Dougherty, Olive Wahoush, Jean-François Saucier, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Elizabeth Stanger, Becky Palmer, Lisa Merry, Donna E. Stewart,