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November 20, 2025Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Understanding care-seeking of pregnant women from underserved groups: a systematic review and meta-ethnography

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TDTisha DasguptaHRHannah Rayment-JonesGHGillian Horgan

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Overview

Systematic review reveals antenatal care barriers in high-income countries, emphasizing candidacy and trust issues.

Key Points

  • The review aimed to identify factors affecting care-seeking during pregnancy for women from underserved groups in high-income countries.
  • Conducted a systematic review and meta-ethnography of 51 studies published from 2018 to 2023.
  • Assessed methodological quality using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program.
  • Mapped findings to the Candidacy Framework.
  • Identified 12 sub-themes across five main themes affecting care-seeking.
  • Noted systemic barriers and cultural differences impacting trust and autonomy in healthcare access.
  • Proposed new constructs in the Candidacy Framework related to migration and bureaucracy.

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Dasgupta et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6924f07ac0ce034ddc34fda6https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1683740
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