Inclusiveness of Access Policies to Maternity Care for Migrant Women Across Europe: A Policy Review

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-023-03785-3" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-023-03785-3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03785-3" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10995-023-03785-3</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Inclusiveness of Access Policies to Maternity Care for Migrant Women Across Europe: A Policy Review

Original language description

IntroductionDespite the interconnectedness of the European Union, there are significant variations in pregnant women’s legal status as migrants and therefore their ability to access maternity care. Limited access to maternity care can lead to higher morbidity and mortality rates in migrant women and their babies. This study aimed to investigate and compare maternal health access policies and the context in which they operate across European countries for women who have migrated and are not considered citizens of the host country.MethodsThe study adopted a mixed-methods research design exploring policies on migrant women’s access to maternity care across the migration regimes. Data were extracted from legal documents and research reports to construct a new typology to identify the inclusiveness of policies determining access to maternity care for migrant women.ResultsThis study found inconsistency in the categorisation of migrants across countries and significant disparities in access to maternity care for migrant women within and between European countries. A lack of connection between access policies and migration regimes, along with a lack of fit between policies and public support for migration suggests a low level of path dependency and leaves space for policy innovation.DiscussionInequities and inconsistencies in policies across European countries affect non-citizen migrant women’s access to maternity care. These policies act to reproduce structural inequalities which compromise the health of vulnerable women and newborns in reception countries. There is an urgent need to address this inequity, which discriminates against these already marginalised women.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50401 - Sociology

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA16-10953S" target="_blank" >GA16-10953S: Migration and maternal health: pregnancy, birth and early parenting</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH JOURNAL

ISSN

1092-7875

e-ISSN

1573-6628

Volume of the periodical

28

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

470-480

UT code for WoS article

001082854000001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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