Background Across Europe there are increasing numbers of migrant women who are of
childbearing age. Migrant women are at risk of poorer pregnancy outcomes. Models of …

Background Global migration is at an all-time high with implications for perinatal health.
Migrant women, especially asylum seekers and refugees, represent a particularly vulnerable …

Objective To document physical health problems that asylum seekers experience on
settlement in the community and to assess their utilisation of healthcare services and …

Background Literature focusing on migration and maternal health inequalities is
inconclusive, possibly because of the heterogeneous definitions and settings studied. We …

Highlights•Maternal mortality and severe morbidity are generally more common in migrant
women.•Between migrant groups, risk increases vary from very high to none at all.•Risk …

Background Asylum seekers (AS) and undocumented migrants (UM) are at risk of adverse
pregnancy outcomes due to adverse health determinants and compromised maternal …

Background For the general population, the positive effects of paid employment on health
and wellbeing are well established. However, less is known for people from refugee and …

Background A maternal near-miss (MNM) refers to when a gravely ill woman survives a
complication as a result of the standard of care she receives or by chance during gestation …

Background The number of international migrants continues to increase worldwide.
Depending on their country of origin and migration experience, migrants may be at greater …

Introduction Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity remain major public health
problems globally. Understanding their risk factors may result in better treatment solutions …