Clinical Research

Antenatal care status of refugees: a tertiary center experience

Volume: 18 Number: 1 April 1, 2021
  • Sunullah Soysal *
  • Betül Karakuş
  • Esra Topal
  • Cennet Cansız
  • Zeynep Budancamanak
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Antenatal care status of refugees: a tertiary center experience

Abstract

Aim: Refugees around the world is a major health problem. Lack of antenatal care among pregnant refuges may result in poor maternal and neonatal outcomes. In this study it was aimed to show current antenatal care status of refugees and evaluate intrapartum and postpartum features in a tertiary center in south west of Turkey. Material and methods: Demographic, antenatal, peripartum and postpartum clinical features of 311 refugee women who gave birth in a tertiary hospital in Turkey are evaluated. Results: Adolescent pregnancy was seen in 21.5% of refugees. Consanguineous marriage was seen in %14.1of women. Ninety nine percent of refugee pregnants didn’t have regular antenatal care. Cesarean section rate was 22.5% among refugee labors. Conclusion: This study reveals that refugee women lack enough antenatal care. Although antenatal care is free and easily accessible in Turkey, refugee women don’t attend antenatal care programs. For this reason, refugee women should be educated and informed about the importance of antenatal care.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Journal Section

Clinical Research

Publication Date

April 1, 2021

Submission Date

October 9, 2020

Acceptance Date

January 13, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 18 Number: 1

APA
Soysal, S., Karakuş, B., Topal, E., Cansız, C., & Budancamanak, Z. (2021). Antenatal care status of refugees: a tertiary center experience. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik Ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi, 18(1), 722-725. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.807983
AMA
1.Soysal S, Karakuş B, Topal E, Cansız C, Budancamanak Z. Antenatal care status of refugees: a tertiary center experience. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi. 2021;18(1):722-725. doi:10.38136/jgon.807983
Chicago
Soysal, Sunullah, Betül Karakuş, Esra Topal, Cennet Cansız, and Zeynep Budancamanak. 2021. “Antenatal Care Status of Refugees: A Tertiary Center Experience”. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik Ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi 18 (1): 722-25. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.807983.
EndNote
Soysal S, Karakuş B, Topal E, Cansız C, Budancamanak Z (April 1, 2021) Antenatal care status of refugees: a tertiary center experience. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi 18 1 722–725.
IEEE
[1]S. Soysal, B. Karakuş, E. Topal, C. Cansız, and Z. Budancamanak, “Antenatal care status of refugees: a tertiary center experience”, Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 722–725, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.38136/jgon.807983.
ISNAD
Soysal, Sunullah - Karakuş, Betül - Topal, Esra - Cansız, Cennet - Budancamanak, Zeynep. “Antenatal Care Status of Refugees: A Tertiary Center Experience”. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi 18/1 (April 1, 2021): 722-725. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.807983.
JAMA
1.Soysal S, Karakuş B, Topal E, Cansız C, Budancamanak Z. Antenatal care status of refugees: a tertiary center experience. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi. 2021;18:722–725.
MLA
Soysal, Sunullah, et al. “Antenatal Care Status of Refugees: A Tertiary Center Experience”. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik Ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 722-5, doi:10.38136/jgon.807983.
Vancouver
1.Sunullah Soysal, Betül Karakuş, Esra Topal, Cennet Cansız, Zeynep Budancamanak. Antenatal care status of refugees: a tertiary center experience. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi. 2021 Apr. 1;18(1):722-5. doi:10.38136/jgon.807983