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HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
Volume 31, Issue 5, Pages 458-472Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07399330903548928
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Our purpose in this research was to uncover first-person descriptions of the birth experiences of African refugee women in Brisbane, Australia, and to explore the common themes that emerged from their experiences. We conducted semistructured interviews with 10African refugees who had given birth in Brisbane. Essences universal to childbirth such as pain, control, and experiences of caregivers featured prominently in participants' descriptions of their experiences. Their experiences, however, were further overshadowed by issues such as language barriers, the refugee experience, female genital mutilation (FGM), and encounters with health services with limited cultural competence.
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