Letters
Asylum seekers’ health needs
Pregnant asylum seekers
BMJ 2010; 341 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c4691 (Published 27 August 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;341:c4691
- Helen E D Burchett, research fellow1,
- Ros Bragg, director2
- 1London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT
- 2Maternity Action, London EC1Y 8RT
- helen.burchett{at}lshtm.ac.uk
McCartney mentioned Aspinall and Watters’ report, which highlights poorer pregnancy outcomes among refugees.1 2 Let there be no doubt about what poorer means: asylum seekers and refugees are more likely than the general population to die during pregnancy or childbirth.3 Maternal health complications and neonatal deaths and …
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