Access to Emergency Rooms of Italian and foreign women for conditions and complications related to pregnancy and reproduction: the case of five hospitals in Rome, Italy, 1999-2014
Background:
Obstetric complications, including those that narrowly avoid
death, the Maternal Near Miss (MNM), are an issue of concern
for immigrant women. The objective of this study was to
describe immigrant women’s access for these complications to
emergency rooms (ERs) in Rome, Italy.
Methods:
Data on access to ERs in five large hospitals from 1999 to 2014
were collected. Foreign patients were divided into 23 foreign
patient groups (FPGs). A Poisson regression model was used to