Health Care for Women International
Volume 36, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 684-710

Measuring Perinatal Health Equity and Migration Indicators for International Comparisons (Article)

Gagnon A.J.* , Small R. , Sarasua I. , Lang C.
  • a School of Nursing; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
  • b Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • c Department of Maternal-Child Health, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
  • d Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Newborn Care, Clinical Epidemiology Program, The Ottawa Hospital; and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Abstract

An international research collaboration answered, “Can equity in perinatal health for migrant women be measured for comparison across countries?” In nine countries, perinatal databases were assessed for the availability of equity indicators. Equity data were also sought from women and health records. Optimal sources of data differed depending on the migrant perinatal health equity indicator. Health and migration data, required to capture equity, were often not reported in the same location. Migration indicators other than country of birth were underreported. Perinatal health equity can be measured for international comparisons, although a standardized protocol is required to capture all indicators. © 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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health care survey Health Care Surveys health disparity Health Status Disparities Population Surveillance human statistics and numerical data Internationality international cooperation Health Surveys Humans Cross-Cultural Comparison female Socioeconomic Factors risk factor Risk Factors socioeconomics pregnancy cultural factor migration Perinatal Care Emigration and Immigration Transients and Migrants Delivery of Health Care Healthcare Disparities health care disparity Health Services Accessibility health care delivery health survey
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84929605948&doi=10.1080%2f07399332.2014.942899&partnerID=40&md5=aa0a8216930b73399d1b7f11005f3856
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.942899
ISSN: 07399332
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English