Maternal and Perinatal Health of Refugees in Ontario: A Population-Based Approach

Refugee women and their newborns are suspected to experience greater risk of adverse maternal and perinatal health outcomes. However, little systematic refugee&;The first manuscript examined severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and SMM subtypes among refugee immigrants compared to both non&;The second manuscript examined the risk of severe neonatal morbidity (SNM) among neonates born to refugees compared to those of non&;The objective of the third manuscript was to determine if the relationship between refugee status and risk of preterm birth (PTB) was modified by secondary (migration to another country prior to Canada) or primary (direct to Canada) migration. A secondary objective was to examine whether this relationship varied by maternal region of birth. Secondary refugees and primary refugees experienced a significantly higher cumulative probability of PTB (22&;This dissertation makes a substantial contribution towards understanding the health and the determinants of health of refugee immigrant mothers and their infants in Canada.