School of Nursing, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. W., HSC 2J36, Hamilton, L8S 3Z5, Canada.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Apr;14(2):223-9. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9477-2.
This study examined differences in health status, rates of postpartum depression, perceptions of health services, unmet service needs, and barriers to service use among women born in and outside of Canada at 6 weeks following postpartum discharge from hospital. A secondary analysis of data gathered for a longitudinal cross-sectional survey of postpartum health and service use was conducted. Data from participants recruited from two urban hospitals were used for this analysis (n = 1,045). Analyses examined differences between women born in and outside of Canada. Immigrant women were significantly more likely to experience fair/poor postpartum health status and risk for postpartum depression. Immigrant women were also more likely to rate community health services as fair/poor, and were less likely to be able to get care for emotional health problems. Postpartum health services need to be responsive and accessible in order to meet the needs of immigrant women.
本研究旨在探讨产后出院后 6 周内，加拿大本地出生和境外出生的女性在健康状况、产后抑郁发生率、对健康服务的认知、未满足的服务需求以及服务使用障碍方面的差异。本研究对一项关于产后健康和服务使用的纵向横断面调查的数据进行了二次分析。本分析使用了从两家城市医院招募的参与者的数据（n=1045）。分析比较了加拿大本地出生和境外出生女性之间的差异。移民女性产后健康状况和产后抑郁风险明显更差。移民女性对社区卫生服务的评价也较差，而且更难以获得情绪健康问题的护理。为了满足移民女性的需求，产后健康服务需要具有响应性和可及性。
