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Table 4 Summary of included studies

From: Access to appropriate health care for non-English speaking migrant families with a newborn/young child: a systematic scoping literature review

Author/Year

Country

Aim

Study design

Target population

Health care service focus

Perspective

Number of participants/gender

Quality appraisal score

Descriptive studies of enablers/barriers to health care access

 Balaam et al. 2016 [17]

England, UK

To explore the experiences of voluntary sector workers supporting asylum seeking and refugee women during pregnancy and early motherhood

Qualitative

Pregnant refugees and asylum seekers (but authors interviewed workers who work directly with this client group instead due to difficulty in accessing the women directly)

Maternity and postnatal services

Voluntary workers

19 individuals (3 focus groups and 1 interview)- gender not specified

7/10

 Chu et al. 2005 [18]

Brisbane, Australia

To examine the postnatal experience and support needs of Chinese migrant women in Brisbane

Qualitative

Chinese migrant women in Australia

Postnatal services

Patients (women)

55 women (face-to-face and telephone interviews); field groups to selected community organisations and focus group discussions (participants not specified)

8/10

 Gagnon et al. 2010 [19]

Montreal, Canada

To explore the inhibitors and facilitators for migrant women who have recently given birth following through on referrals made in the community by nurses for additional care for their baby and/or themselves

Qualitative

Women with migration histories who have recently given birth

Postnatal services

Patients (women)

25/75 women (group and individual interviews)

7/10

 Renzaho et al. 2013 [20]

Dandenong, Australia

To explore the views and perceptions of migrant women in Dandenong, Australia about sociocultural barriers and health needs during pregnancy and in the postnatal period, and to identify potential solutions to address such barriers

Qualitative

Migrant lactating mothers, with at least one child aged < 3 years (Afghani, African, Chinese and Middle Eastern)

Maternity and postnatal services

Patients (women)

5 focus group discussions with 35 migrant mothers

8/10

 Riggs et al. 2014 [21]

Melbourne, Australia

To explore the experiences of dental service use from the perspective of migrant mothers

Qualitative

Migrant mothers living in Melbourne from Iraq, Lebanon and Pakistan

Oral health

Patients (women)

11 focus groups and interviews with 115 women

8/10

 Riggs et al. 2016 b [22]

Melbourne, Australia

To explore the experiences of Afghan men of refugee background having a baby in Melbourne, and the reflections of health professionals about the role of men in maternity and early childhood care

Qualitative

Afghan men of refugee background who had had a baby in Melbourne in the previous month

Maternity and postnatal services

Patients (men) and health professionals

14 Afghan men (interviews); 34 health professionals (interviews and focus groups)

9/10

 Yelland et al.b 2014 [23]

Melbourne, Australia

To explore the responsiveness of health services to the social and mental health of Afghan women and men who had recently had a baby

Qualitative

Afghan women and men who had recently had a baby in Melbourne

Maternity and postnatal services

Patients (women and men) and health professionals

30 interviews with Afghan women and men; interviews and focus groups with 34 health professionals; consultation with 100 members of the Afghan community

8/10

Studies which evaluate an intervention

 Gibbs et al. 2015 [24]a

Melbourne, Australia

To establish and evaluate a model for child oral health promotion for families with migrant backgrounds

Program evaluation (pre/post) with comparison group

Families with 1–4-year-old children, from Iraqi, Lebanese or Pakistani backgrounds)

Oral health

N/A

521 families (691 children) at baseline; 275 families (365 children) at follow up (53%)

9/9

 Harrison et al. 2003 [25]

British Columbia, Canada

To design, implement and evaluate an oral health promotion program for Vietnamese pre-school children in Canada

Program evaluation (pre/post) with comparison group

Vietnamese mothers with children under 5 years of age living in Canada

Oral health

N/A

112 mothers at baseline (who had more than one counselling session), 66/112 (59%) at follow-up

5/9

  1. aGibbs study also reports on barriers
  2. b Related papers: one focuses on migrant women and men; the other focuses solely on migrant men