Pregnancy Care Utilization, Experiences, and Outcomes Among Undocumented Immigrants in the United States: A Scoping Review.
Rose L MolinaAlexandra BeecroftYessamin Pazos HerenciaMaria BazanCarrie WadeAmanda DiMeoJeffrey SprankleMargaret M SullivanPublished in: Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health (2024)
The small, heterogeneous literature on undocumented immigrants and pregnancy care is fraught with inconsistent definitions, precluding comparisons across studies. Despite areas in need of further research, the signal among published studies is that undocumented individuals experience variable access to pregnancy care, heightened fear and stress regarding their status during pregnancy, and worse outcomes compared with other groups, including documented immigrants.