Abstract:The women's experiences revealed that they have access to good quality RMHCS in Finland. While their experiences are significant, their perceptions are important for physicians, nurses and midwives in order to achieve culturally competent care.
“…Their fear was irrespective of whether they had a previous cesarean. Being afraid of a cesarean was also influenced by information given by health providers . For instance, a woman said: The doctor frightened me by saying you may not have a healthy or live baby as a result of your FC (female circumcision).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Due to the social and emotional consequences of FGM, women felt vulnerable or helpless as they encountered the health system and health providers in a new country. They were traumatized by the negative judgments and racist comments they received, as well as disrespectful reactions by care providers . Women perceived that they experienced both verbal and nonverbal abuse, and discrimination, for instance: They were very unkind and judgmental against my culture.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Women were frustrated in their attempt to fit their own culture into the Western context. Many women described how cultural conflicts or differences presented them with difficulties in dealing with the host culture, for instance: I became a victim in Sudan already when I was 4 years old; I had no choice. Now I have to become a victim again after delivery, when the midwives refuse to re‐suture me … I understand that the law forbids them to do any suturing, but I am already injured; why do I have to suffer twice? Women talked about traumatic memories related to their experiences of undergoing FGM .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…You say, “Oh yes, yes.” Although you are not answering the questions, you just say yes … “Are you alright?” “Yes.” “Did you understand?” Yes.” Yeah, and some of the women don't understand what the doctor said at all Despite the negative experiences of some women, they commonly expressed appreciation for the support they had received within the health system . They spoke positively about midwives who had knowledge of, and familiarity with, FGM as this made communication easier, for example: I was lucky when I met a midwife in Sweden who knew about circumcised women.…”
The findings suggest that future actions for improving maternity care quality should be focused on woman-centered practice, demonstrating cultural safety and developing mutual trust between a woman and her care providers. Meaningful consultation with women affected by FGM in high-income settings requires cultural sensitivity and acknowledgment of their specific circumstances. This can be achieved by engaging women affected by FGM in service design to provide quality care and ensure woman-focused policy is developed and implemented.
“…Their fear was irrespective of whether they had a previous cesarean. Being afraid of a cesarean was also influenced by information given by health providers . For instance, a woman said: The doctor frightened me by saying you may not have a healthy or live baby as a result of your FC (female circumcision).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to the social and emotional consequences of FGM, women felt vulnerable or helpless as they encountered the health system and health providers in a new country. They were traumatized by the negative judgments and racist comments they received, as well as disrespectful reactions by care providers . Women perceived that they experienced both verbal and nonverbal abuse, and discrimination, for instance: They were very unkind and judgmental against my culture.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Women were frustrated in their attempt to fit their own culture into the Western context. Many women described how cultural conflicts or differences presented them with difficulties in dealing with the host culture, for instance: I became a victim in Sudan already when I was 4 years old; I had no choice. Now I have to become a victim again after delivery, when the midwives refuse to re‐suture me … I understand that the law forbids them to do any suturing, but I am already injured; why do I have to suffer twice? Women talked about traumatic memories related to their experiences of undergoing FGM .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…You say, “Oh yes, yes.” Although you are not answering the questions, you just say yes … “Are you alright?” “Yes.” “Did you understand?” Yes.” Yeah, and some of the women don't understand what the doctor said at all Despite the negative experiences of some women, they commonly expressed appreciation for the support they had received within the health system . They spoke positively about midwives who had knowledge of, and familiarity with, FGM as this made communication easier, for example: I was lucky when I met a midwife in Sweden who knew about circumcised women.…”
The findings suggest that future actions for improving maternity care quality should be focused on woman-centered practice, demonstrating cultural safety and developing mutual trust between a woman and her care providers. Meaningful consultation with women affected by FGM in high-income settings requires cultural sensitivity and acknowledgment of their specific circumstances. This can be achieved by engaging women affected by FGM in service design to provide quality care and ensure woman-focused policy is developed and implemented.
“…It is known that refugee women experience many challenges during the transition to motherhood, in addition to the challenges caused by migration (Degni, Suominen, El Ansari, Vehviläinen-Julkunen, & Essen, 2014), and that pregnancy presents greater risks for mothers and babies, as refugee women often do not receive sufficient care and treatment (Yelland, Riggs, Small, & Brown, 2015). Refugee women are at risk of delayed access to health professionals, and frequently do not gain the necessary support to ensure the health and well-being of themselves and their newborns.…”
Turkey receives the largest number of Syrian refugees in the world. Some of these refugee women become mothers in Turkey. This paper reports on a qualitative, descriptive study that investigated the experience of seven Syrian women migrants who gave birth in Turkey, and explores their experiences of transition to motherhood in a foreign country. The research identified that aspects of transition can be clustered under five main themes: difficulties during the pregnancy period, giving birth in a foreign country, problems of refugee mothers, milestones in life of refugee mothers, and influence of cultural beliefs of refugee mothers on baby care. Key findings revealed that the women in the study had negative experiences related to being pregnant and having a baby in a foreign country. In addition to identifying challenges associated with migration, such as language barriers, racism, discrimination, poverty, and separation from their culture and family, the study highlighted the fears and difficulties experienced by refugee mothers, the cultural beliefs of refugee women about caring for their babies, and turning points in the life of refugee mothers.
Objective: To describe the perception of quality of maternal and newborn care (QMNC) around the time of childbirth among migrant and nonmigrant women in Europe.
Methods: Women who gave birth at a health facility in 11 countries of the WHO European Region from March 2020 to July 2021 were invited to answer an online questionnaire including demographics and childbirth experience. Data were analyzed and compared for 1781 migrant and 20 653 nonmigrant women.Results: Migrant women who experienced labor perceived slightly more difficulties in attending routine antenatal visits (41.2% vs 39.4%; P = 0.001), more barriers in accessing facilities (32.9% vs 29.9%; P = 0.001), lack of timely care (14.7% vs 13.0%; P = 0.025), inadequate room comfort and equipment (9.2% vs 8.5%; P = 0.004), inadequate number of women per room (9.4% vs 8.6%; P = 0.039), being prevented from staying with their baby as they wished (7.8% vs 6.9%; P = 0.011), or suffering abuse (14.5% vs 12.7%; P = 0.022) compared with nonmigrant women. For women who had a prelabor cesarean, migrant women were more likely not to receive pain relief after birth (16.8% vs.13.5%; P = 0.039) and less likely to provide informal payment (1.8% vs 4.4%; P = 0.005) compared with nonmigrant women. Overall, the QMNC index was not significantly different for migrant compared with nonmigrant women.
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