Background Perinatal health disparities including disparities in caesarean births have been
observed between migrant and non-migrant women and some literature suggests that non-…

… Lisa Merry holds a FRESIQ (Fondation de recherche en sciences infirmières du Québec)
doctoral bursary through their MELS Universities’ program and is also funded by the Strategic …

Objective To synthesize the recent qualitative literature and identify the integrative themes
describing the parenthood experiences of refugees, asylum-seekers and undocumented …

There are over 214 million international migrants worldwide, half of whom are women, and
all of them assigned by the receiving country to an immigration class. Immigration classes are …

Introduction La Maison Bleue is a community-based perinatal health and social centre in
Montreal that provides services during pregnancy up to age five to families living in vulnerable …

Resettling refugee women may be at greater risk than other women for several harmful
reproductive health outcomes as a result of their migration experience. The objective of this study …

Purpose The objective was to examine and compare risk factors for postpartum depression
among: (1) recent (≤5 years) migrant and Canadian-born women, and (2) refugee, asylum-…

Background: Violence associated with pregnancy is a major public health concern, but little
is known about it in recent migrant women. This study looked at (1) risk factors for violence …

There is a paucity of literature on how to conduct research with migrants, particularly those
who do not speak the host country language, those who are newly arrived, and those who …

Background Policymakers and program developers in low-and lower-middle-income countries
(LLMICs) are increasingly seeking evidence-based information and guidance on how to …