Publication Date
Fall 2014
Research Design
Mixed-method
Abstract and Research Question
How do African Immigrant women interact with the Worcester healthcare system during pregnancy?
This study follows stories told by mostly Ghanaian women living in Worcester in order to understand their challenges in the maternal healthcare system. The researchers seek to understand cultural differences, socio-economic standing and communication challenges that have led to these women having one of the highest infant mortality rates in Worcester. The authors found that their interviews with healthcare providers shed the most light on what discrepancies exist between how the health care providers understand how this population experiences birth opposed to how these women experience birth and pregnancy.
Keywords
Pregnancy, Health Care, African Immigrants, Worcester, Maternal Health Care, Birth, Africa, Ghana
Did the research upon which this submission is based involve human subjects/participants?
Yes
If yes, did the research receive Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval?
Yes
Was the work submitted part of a class?
Gender And Health
When did the project/research take place?
03/14-05/14
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Sarkis, Marianne; Kat, Anneke; Baum, Maya; and Mayhungu, Bernadine, "African-Born Women’s Birth Experiences in Worcester, MA" (2014). Local Knowledge: Worcester Area Community-Based Research. 29.
https://commons.clarku.edu/localknowledge/29