International Journal of Nursing Practice
Volume 23, Issue 6, 2017

A concept analysis of the term migrant women in the context of pregnancy (Review) (Open Access)

Balaam M.-C.* , Haith-Cooper M. , Pařízková A. , Weckend M.J. , Fleming V. , Roosalu T. , Vržina S.Š.
  • a University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
  • b Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorks, United Kingdom
  • c Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Plzen, Czech Republic
  • d Midwifery Research and Education Unit, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
  • e Liverpool John Moore's University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • f Sociology & Senior Researcher at the Institute of International and Social Studies, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia, Department of Political Science, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY, United States
  • g Anthropology, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Aim: This paper explores the concept of migrant women as used in European healthcare literature in context of pregnancy to provide a clearer understanding of the concept for use in research and service delivery. Methods: Walker and Avant's method of concept analysis. Results: The literature demonstrates ambiguity around the concept; most papers do not provide an explicit or detailed definition of the concept. They include the basic idea that women have moved from an identifiable region/country to the country in which the research is undertaken but fail to acknowledge adequately the heterogeneity of migrant women. The paper provides a definition of the concept as a descriptive theory and argues that research must include a clear definition of the migrant specific demographics of the women. This should include country/region of origin and host, status within the legal system of host country, type of migration experience, and length of residence. Conclusion: There is a need for a more systematic conceptualization of the idea of migrant women within European literature related to pregnancy experiences and outcomes to reflect the heterogeneity of this concept. To this end, the schema suggested in this paper should be adopted in future research. © 2017 The Authors. International Journal of Nursing Practice Published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd

Author Keywords

Concept Pregnant midwifery Women migrant nursing

Index Keywords

female birth pregnancy maternal health service Maternal Health Services concept formation Parturition Transients and Migrants Europe human Humans migration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85040698065&doi=10.1111%2fijn.12600&partnerID=40&md5=125d2e86ccb4251292a745bb4a61a8eb
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12600
ISSN: 13227114
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English