Choosing where to give birth: Factors influencing migrant women's decision making in two regions of Thailand.
Naomi TschirhartWichuda JirapornchaorenChaisiri AngkurawaranonAhmar H HashmiSuphak NostenRose McGreadyTrygve OttersenPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Understanding factors that migrant women value when choosing where to deliver can help health care providers to create services that are responsive to migrants' preferences and encourage provision of relevant information which may influence patient decision making. The desire to obtain birth documentation for their child appears to be important for migrants who understand the importance of personal documentation for the lives of their children. Healthcare institutions may wish to introduce processes to facilitate obtaining documentation for pregnant migrant women and their newborns.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- decision making
- electronic health record
- pregnant women
- gestational age
- mental health
- advance care planning
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- palliative care
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- cancer therapy
- metabolic syndrome
- preterm birth
- drug delivery
- low birth weight
- health insurance
- affordable care act