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Reshma Khan1, William Rayburn2

  • 1Shifa Free Clinic, 668 Marina Drive, Unit 4A, Charleston, SC 29492, USA.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America
|July 27, 2023
PubMed

The challenges of providing prenatal care for undocumented immigrants require patience. Pregnant undocumented immigrant women should receive routine prenatal care tailored to their specific needs, with an emphasis on basic needs (eg, housing, safety, food, transportation to appointment). Financial, cultural, and language barriers can impede undocumented immigrants from receiving adequate or optimal prenatal care. Adverse maternal and fetal outcomes may be more common but have not been well-quantified and cannot be compared with outcomes if care had been provided in their country of origin. An example of a community-funded clinic is described in minimizing cost and optimizing outcomes.

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AdvocacyOutpatient obstetrics carePostpartumPrenatal careUnderservedUndocumented immigrants

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