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A concept analysis of the term migrant women in the context of pregnancy

ORCID
0000-0003-4511-7352
Affiliation
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
Balaam, Marie-Clare;
ORCID
0000-0002-1389-5865
Affiliation
Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford
Haith-Cooper, Melanie;
Affiliation
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
Pařízková, Alena;
Affiliation
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Forschungs- und Lehreinheit Hebammenwissenschaft
Weckend, Marina Joanna;
ORCID
0000-0002-4672-4843
Affiliation
Professor of Women's Health, Liverpool John Moore's University, Liverpool,UK
Fleming, Valerie;
ORCID
0000-0001-5862-8448
Affiliation
Sociology & Senior Researcher at theInstitute of International and Social Studies,School of Governance, Law and Society & Department of Political Science, Hobart andWilliam Smith Colleges
Roosalu, Triin;
Affiliation
Anthropology, Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar,
Vržina, Sanja Spoljar

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.

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