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Obstetric Outcomes Assessment For New Mainers, Brendan Prast, Christina T. Holt, Amy Haskins, Debra Rothenberg
Obstetric Outcomes Assessment For New Mainers, Brendan Prast, Christina T. Holt, Amy Haskins, Debra Rothenberg
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023
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