Grant: Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Canada is a popular destination for immigrants. They include childbearing families who arrive from all parts of the world. Further, many more immigrants are now arriving from Africa, the Middle East and Asia. There is some evidence that immigrant women have difficulty finding the right kind of maternity services and accessing them in ways that are helpful to them. This is truer for anyone who does not understand or only understands a little English. If immigrant women cannot use the maternity services that exist, their health and that of their unborn child or infant may suffer in both the short and long term. We will use established ways of examining existing literature a named narrative synthesis. Our team includes researchers experienced in the review methods, with partners from Alberta Health Services, Public Health Agency of Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and an award-winning immigrant support agency, the Multi-cultural Health Brokers Co-operative. This will ensure the topic is of relevance, the review findings are interpreted using numerous experiential views, and the findings are shared with multiple target audiences in appropriate ways.