Table 4 Summary of the literature by publication type, location, focus and populations studied
Descriptor | N = 69 papers % (n) |
|---|---|
Publication type | |
 Qualitative research | 82.6% (57) |
 Quantitative research | 2.9% (2) |
 Mixed-methods research | 10.1% (7) |
 Discussion paper | 4.3% (3) |
Location of study/discussion paper | |
 Europea | 40.6% (28) |
 United States | 23.2% (16) |
 Australia and New Zealand | 20.3% (14) |
 Canada | 15.9% (11) |
Focus of service/care/program/intervention examined | |
 Maternity (prenatal, birth, and postpartum) | 69.6% (48) |
 Early childhood (post-birth up to age five) | 23.2% (16) |
 Maternity and early childhood | 7.3% (5) |
Populations studied | N = 66 studies % (n) |
Parents | 57.6% (38) |
Care-providers | 19.7% (13) |
Care-providers and parents | 22.7% (15) |
Parents | N = 53 |
 Mothers | 81.1% (43) |
 Fathers | 1.9% (1) |
 Both parentsb | 17.0% (9) |
Migration source region of parentsc | N = 53 |
 Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.6% (30) |
 North Africa/Middle East | 41.5% (22) |
 Latin America | 32.0% (17) |
 Caribbean | 7.5% (4) |
 South Asia | 43.4% (23) |
 South East Asia | 20.8% (11) |
 East Asia | 17.0% (9) |
 Eastern Europe/Russia | 24.5% (13) |
 Western Europe/Australia | 9.4% (5) |
Migration status of parentsc | N = 53 |
 Immigrantd | 56.6% (30) |
 Family | 9.4% (5) |
 Refugee | 54.7% (29) |
 Asylum-seeker | 20.8% (11) |
 Undocumented (non-status migrants) | 17.0% (9) |