Notes
Location
Calgary, Alberta
Key recommendations
“ensure optimal health and well-being of its citizens, including those who are often least empowered and most vulnerable: women of an ethnic minority” (p. 9)
Gaps identified
Women from non-Western/collectivist cultures tend to report less social support than the majority of women from Western/individualistic cultures in Canada. This indicates that while women of non-Western/collectivist cultural orientation are vulnerable to experiencing insufficient social support, this experience may be due to their immigration and/or minority status and not Canadian culture.
Key findings
The findings show that women of minority status have a higher likelihood of experiencing depression, anxiety, inadequate social support, and problems with emotional and physical health during pregnancy than white women. This suggests that ethnic minority status is correlated with higher levels of stress in pregnancy compared.
Key populations
Pregnant women of ethnic minority
Community organizations
NA
Integration timeline
At what point during the integration process the study was conducted?
NA
