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A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting
Published on: January 12, 2018
Pregnancy in immigrant women
R Corosu1, A Fedeli, A Rossetti
1Department of Gynaecological Science, Perinatology and Child Welfare, University of Rome La Sapienza, General Hospital Umberto I, Italy.
Objective:
We wanted to study how foreign women face pregnancy and childbirth in a society quite different from their own.
Methods:
In 2004 we studied 328 pregnant women at the Department of Gynaecology at the "General Hospital Umberto I" in Rome. Information on patients' personal lives and experiences was collected.
Results:
Women were classified into six (6) groups based on nationality, race, religion and culture.
Conclusions:
Arabian women had the most natural childbirths. African women had a longer duration of gestation. Women from Eastern Europe underwent frequent tests and examinations, but had the highest chance of having preterm births. Chinese women did not usually undergo many examinations and were able to tolerate pain during childbirth quite well.
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