The maternal mental health of migrant women
Zahira Latif
http://www.better-health.org.uk/briefings/maternal-mental-health-migrant-women
The maternal mental health and wellbeing of migrant women is an area which requires a much stronger public focus. In the UK, over the past thirty years, female migrants have originated from a far more diverse range of countries. Higher fertility rates among migrant women (see ONS, 2012) indicate that they will become one of the main users of maternity services. This paper has three main objectives. Firstly, it explores female migration to the UK, in order to develop an understanding of the level and types of diversity. Secondly, it uses existing evidence to investigate why there is low take-up of maternal mental related services by migrant women. Thirdly, it considers how maternal mental health care providers can develop services which meet the needs of migrant women.

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