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Introduction

• 13% of Portland’s population in 2019 was recent immigrants

• Numbers have increased, with >350 asylum-seeking families (1500 individuals) in 2022 in Portland alone

• Maine Medical Center (MMC) provides obstetrical care for more newly arrived, non-English speaking patients

• Total deliveries in 2020, 2021 (6192) broke records at MMC

• New Mainers at Increased risk for health disparities due to: language barriers, low socioeconomic status and stressors from a history of trauma

Institution/Department

Maine Medical Center, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Publication Date

5-2023

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland

Keywords

Cesarean, Language barriers, Obstetrics, Family Medicine

Disciplines

Family Medicine | Obstetrics and Gynecology

Comments

Brendan Prast- Fellow

Obstetric Outcomes Assessment for New Mainers

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