Maternal Health Concerns for Pregnant Labor-Trafficked People: A Scoping Review.
Jaya PrakashTahireh MarkertPaul A BainHanni StoklosaPublished in: Journal of immigrant and minority health (2023)
We set out to map the (1) living/occupational hazards, (2) health outcomes, and (3) barriers to care that exist for pregnant labor-trafficked people. Eight databases were systematically searched based on inclusion criteria. Five papers were eligible for inclusion. Data on study characteristics, social determinants, hazardous exposures, health outcomes, and barriers to care were extracted and synthesized. Common risk factors and occupational/living hazards were identified. Both were thematically connected with barriers to care and a host of adverse health outcomes. More importantly, a significant gap was discovered with no disaggregated quantitative data on the experience of pregnancy among labor-trafficked people. The interaction of risk factors, occupational/living hazards, and barriers to care experienced by pregnant labor-trafficked people may influence their susceptibility to adverse health outcomes. We need population-based studies, informed by those with lived experience of labor trafficking to examine the experience of pregnancy for labor-trafficked people to improve intervention and support efforts for this population.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- risk factors
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- pregnant women
- affordable care act
- public health
- mental health
- big data
- pain management
- pregnancy outcomes
- electronic health record
- air pollution
- emergency department
- high resolution
- deep learning
- chronic pain
- health insurance
- physical activity
- mass spectrometry