… Bayrampour and M. Heaman) searched the following databases for English language
articles published from January 1, 1995, to March 1, 2008: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and …

Background Understanding immigrant women’s experiences of maternity care is critical if
receiving country care systems are to respond appropriately to increasing global migration. …

Our objectives were to determine whether migrant women in Western industrialized
countries have higher odds of inadequate prenatal care (PNC) compared to receiving-country …

Background: The rate of elective primary cesarean delivery continues to rise, owing in part
to the widespread perception that the procedure is of little or no risk to healthy women. …

… Maureen Heaman and Tom Baskett contributed to the concept and design of the study,
interpretation of the data and revision of the manuscript. ID Rusen was active in data …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether cesarean and operative vaginal deliveries are associated
with an increased risk of maternal rehospitalization compared with spontaneous vaginal …

Background The literature on international migration and birth outcomes shows mixed results.
This study examined whether low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth differed between …

… Maureen Heaman is an Associate Professor and CIHR Chair in Gender and Health, Faculty
… Maureen Heaman is supported as a Chair in Gender and Health by the Canadian Institutes …

Background The objectives of this study were to determine rates of prenatal care utilization
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 1991 to 2000; to compare two indices of prenatal care …

The immigrant paradox refers to the contrasting observations that immigrants usually
experience similar or better health outcomes than the native-born population despite …