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Developing best practice maternity care for refugee women requires continuity of care, interpreter services, education, and psychosocial support. This ensures better maternal and neonatal health outcomes for this vulnerable population.

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Area of Science:

  • Maternal Health
  • Refugee Health
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Refugee and humanitarian entrants include a significant proportion of women of reproductive age.
  • Pregnant women from refugee backgrounds face unique medical and psychosocial challenges impacting maternal, fetal, and neonatal health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify key elements for a best practice model of maternity care for women from refugee backgrounds.
  • To develop such a model at a major Australian maternity hospital.

Main Methods:

  • Multifaceted project: literature review, stakeholder consultations, chart audit of African-born women, surveys of refugee women and hospital staff.
  • Data collection included obstetric outcomes, medical/social histories, and perceptions of care.

Main Results:

  • Complex medical and social histories identified (e.g., anaemia, female circumcision, hepatitis B).
  • Increased rates of caesarean sections and obstetric complications observed.
  • Need for improved interpreting services, antenatal/postnatal education, and culturally responsive staff training.

Conclusions:

  • A best practice model for refugee maternity care should integrate continuity of carer.
  • Essential components include quality interpreter services, targeted educational strategies for women and professionals.
  • Provision of psychosocial support is crucial for improving care for refugee women.