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'No Papers. No Doctor': A Qualitative Study of Access to Maternity Care Services for Undocumented Immigrant Women in Denmark
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 17, Issue 18, Funge, J K, Boye, M C, Johnsen, H & Nørredam, M 2020, ' “No Papers. No Doctor” : A Qualitative Study of Access to Maternity Care Services for Undocumented Immigrant Women in Denmark ', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 18, 6503 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186503, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 6503, p 6503 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2020.
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study is to explore undocumented immigrant women&rsquo<br />s experiences of, as well as their access to, maternity care services during pregnancy in Denmark. Recruiting through the two branches of a non-governmental organization (NGO)-driven health clinic in Denmark, we conducted 21 semi-structured interviews with undocumented immigrant women in Denmark from January 2018 to January 2019. The undocumented immigrant women experienced barriers such as fear of deportation, concerns about payment for services, and uncertainties about rules for access. Many of them described depending on NGO-driven initiatives to access maternity care services and found these as providing a safe environment for care. Our findings contribute insights towards understanding the health behavior of undocumented immigrant women and highlight the need for inclusive care to safeguard the health of the women and their children.
- Subjects :
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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childbirth
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Deportation
Maternity care
0302 clinical medicine
undocumented immigrant
Nursing
Pregnancy
utilization of maternity care
medicine
maternity care
Childbirth
030212 general & internal medicine
Sociology
Undocumented Immigrant
health care economics and organizations
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030503 health policy & services
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Undocumented immigrant
medicine.disease
Payment
Utilization of maternity care
pregnancy
Health behavior
0305 other medical science
Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....59a581f9a0b1b4805f536ec92f7a3702