Immigrant women's experiences of childbirth in Swedish maternity care: a systematic review of the qualitative and quantitative literature.

Q2 Medicine

Medicinski Glasnik Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.17392/1799-22-01

Sahra Saidarab, Sahra Saidarab, Melissa Krupić, Melissa Krupić, Lutvo Sporišević, Ferid Krupić

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Abstract

Aim: To investigate immigrant women's experiences of childbirth in Swedish maternity care.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Web of Science for qualitative and quantitative literature on immigrant women's experiences with Swedish maternity care. An inductive thematic analysis generated themes and subthemes.

Results: Sixteen studies were included in this research. The three main themes were access to healthcare, professional treatment, and feeling significant in care. Key findings revealed that immigrant women struggled with trauma, difficult interactions with midwives, communication issues, interpreter problems, lack of detailed information, the role of doulas, and future concerns.

Conclusion: Immigrant women's experiences of Swedish maternity care were marked by information gaps, ignorance, and disrespect, leading to mistrust and delayed help-seeking. Language barriers with midwives caused misunderstandings. A sense of belonging to Swedish society was crucial for a positive experience. More qualitative research, education in transcultural care, and training in interpreter use are needed to improve maternity care for foreign women.

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移民妇女在瑞典产科护理中的分娩经历：定性和定量文献的系统回顾。

目的：调查移民妇女在瑞典产科护理中的分娩经历：方法：在PubMed、Embase、CINAHL和Web of Science中对有关移民妇女在瑞典产科护理中的经历的定性和定量文献进行了系统检索。归纳式主题分析产生了主题和次主题：本研究共纳入 16 项研究。三大主题分别是：获得医疗保健、专业治疗和在护理中的重要感。主要研究结果显示，移民妇女在创伤、与助产士的困难互动、沟通问题、翻译问题、缺乏详细信息、助产士的作用以及对未来的担忧等方面挣扎：结论：移民妇女在瑞典的产科护理经历中存在信息缺口、无知和不尊重，导致她们不信任和延迟寻求帮助。与助产士之间的语言障碍造成了误解。对瑞典社会的归属感是获得积极体验的关键。需要开展更多的定性研究、跨文化护理教育和口译员使用培训，以改善外国妇女的产科护理。

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Medicinski Glasnik 医学-医学：内科

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2.30

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0.00%

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Medicinski Glasnik (MG) is the official publication (two times per year) of the Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton. Manuscripts that present of original basic and applied research from all fields of medicine (general and clinical practice, and basic medical sciences) are invited.