Development of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) for migrants to Western societies: an international Delphi consensus process

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Development of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) for migrants to Western societies : an international Delphi consensus process. / Gagnon, Anita J; DeBruyn, Rebecca; Essén, Birgitta; Gissler, Mika; Heaman, Maureen; Jeambey, Zeinab; Korfker, Dineke; McCourt, Christine; Roth, Carolyn; Zeitlin, Jennifer; Small, Rhonda; ROAM Collaboration ; Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo.

In: B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol. 14, 200, 2014, p. 1-10.

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Gagnon, AJ, DeBruyn, R, Essén, B, Gissler, M, Heaman, M, Jeambey, Z, Korfker, D, McCourt, C, Roth, C, Zeitlin, J, Small, R, ROAM Collaboration & Andersen, A-MN 2014, 'Development of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) for migrants to Western societies: an international Delphi consensus process', B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 14, 200, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-200

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Gagnon, A. J., DeBruyn, R., Essén, B., Gissler, M., Heaman, M., Jeambey, Z., Korfker, D., McCourt, C., Roth, C., Zeitlin, J., Small, R., ROAM Collaboration, & Andersen, A-M. N. (2014). Development of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) for migrants to Western societies: an international Delphi consensus process. B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14, 1-10. [200]. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-200

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Gagnon AJ, DeBruyn R, Essén B, Gissler M, Heaman M, Jeambey Z et al. Development of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) for migrants to Western societies: an international Delphi consensus process. B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2014;14:1-10. 200. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-200

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Gagnon, Anita J ; DeBruyn, Rebecca ; Essén, Birgitta ; Gissler, Mika ; Heaman, Maureen ; Jeambey, Zeinab ; Korfker, Dineke ; McCourt, Christine ; Roth, Carolyn ; Zeitlin, Jennifer ; Small, Rhonda ; ROAM Collaboration ; Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo. / Development of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) for migrants to Western societies : an international Delphi consensus process. In: B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2014 ; Vol. 14. pp. 1-10.

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title = "Development of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ) for migrants to Western societies: an international Delphi consensus process",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Through the World Health Assembly Resolution, 'Health of Migrants', the international community has identified migrant health as a priority. Recommendations for general hospital care for international migrants in receiving-countries have been put forward by the Migrant Friendly Hospital Initiative; adaptations of these recommendations specific to maternity care have yet to be elucidated and validated. We aimed to develop a questionnaire measuring migrant-friendly maternity care (MFMC) which could be used in a range of maternity care settings and countries.METHODS: This study was conducted in four stages. First, questions related to migrant friendly maternity care were identified from existing questionnaires including the Migrant Friendliness Quality Questionnaire, developed in Europe to capture recommended general hospital care for migrants, and the Mothers In a New Country (MINC) Questionnaire, developed in Australia and revised for use in Canada to capture the maternity care experiences of migrant women, and combined to create an initial MFMC questionnaire. Second, a Delphi consensus process in three rounds with a panel of 89 experts in perinatal health and migration from 17 countries was undertaken to identify priority themes and questions as well as to clarify wording and format. Third, the draft questionnaire was translated from English to French and Spanish and back-translated and subsequently culturally validated (assessed for cultural appropriateness) by migrant women. Fourth, the questionnaire was piloted with migrant women who had recently given birth in Montreal, Canada.RESULTS: A 112-item questionnaire on maternity care from pregnancy, through labour and birth, to postpartum care, and including items on maternal socio-demographic, migration and obstetrical characteristics, and perceptions of care, has been created--the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ)--in three languages (English, French and Spanish). It is completed in 45 minutes via interview administration several months post-birth.CONCLUSIONS: A 4-stage process of questionnaire development with international experts in migrant reproductive health and research resulted in the MFMCQ, a questionnaire measuring key aspects of migrant-sensitive maternity care. The MFMCQ is available for further translation and use to examine and compare care and perceptions of care within and across countries, and by key socio-demographic, migration, and obstetrical characteristics of migrant women.",
author = "Gagnon, {Anita J} and Rebecca DeBruyn and Birgitta Ess{\'e}n and Mika Gissler and Maureen Heaman and Zeinab Jeambey and Dineke Korfker and Christine McCourt and Carolyn Roth and Jennifer Zeitlin and Rhonda Small and {ROAM Collaboration} and Andersen, {Anne-Marie Nybo}",
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AU - Gagnon, Anita J

AU - DeBruyn, Rebecca

AU - Essén, Birgitta

AU - Gissler, Mika

AU - Heaman, Maureen

AU - Jeambey, Zeinab

AU - Korfker, Dineke

AU - McCourt, Christine

AU - Roth, Carolyn

AU - Zeitlin, Jennifer

AU - Small, Rhonda

AU - ROAM Collaboration

AU - Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo

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N2 - BACKGROUND: Through the World Health Assembly Resolution, 'Health of Migrants', the international community has identified migrant health as a priority. Recommendations for general hospital care for international migrants in receiving-countries have been put forward by the Migrant Friendly Hospital Initiative; adaptations of these recommendations specific to maternity care have yet to be elucidated and validated. We aimed to develop a questionnaire measuring migrant-friendly maternity care (MFMC) which could be used in a range of maternity care settings and countries.METHODS: This study was conducted in four stages. First, questions related to migrant friendly maternity care were identified from existing questionnaires including the Migrant Friendliness Quality Questionnaire, developed in Europe to capture recommended general hospital care for migrants, and the Mothers In a New Country (MINC) Questionnaire, developed in Australia and revised for use in Canada to capture the maternity care experiences of migrant women, and combined to create an initial MFMC questionnaire. Second, a Delphi consensus process in three rounds with a panel of 89 experts in perinatal health and migration from 17 countries was undertaken to identify priority themes and questions as well as to clarify wording and format. Third, the draft questionnaire was translated from English to French and Spanish and back-translated and subsequently culturally validated (assessed for cultural appropriateness) by migrant women. Fourth, the questionnaire was piloted with migrant women who had recently given birth in Montreal, Canada.RESULTS: A 112-item questionnaire on maternity care from pregnancy, through labour and birth, to postpartum care, and including items on maternal socio-demographic, migration and obstetrical characteristics, and perceptions of care, has been created--the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ)--in three languages (English, French and Spanish). It is completed in 45 minutes via interview administration several months post-birth.CONCLUSIONS: A 4-stage process of questionnaire development with international experts in migrant reproductive health and research resulted in the MFMCQ, a questionnaire measuring key aspects of migrant-sensitive maternity care. The MFMCQ is available for further translation and use to examine and compare care and perceptions of care within and across countries, and by key socio-demographic, migration, and obstetrical characteristics of migrant women.

AB - BACKGROUND: Through the World Health Assembly Resolution, 'Health of Migrants', the international community has identified migrant health as a priority. Recommendations for general hospital care for international migrants in receiving-countries have been put forward by the Migrant Friendly Hospital Initiative; adaptations of these recommendations specific to maternity care have yet to be elucidated and validated. We aimed to develop a questionnaire measuring migrant-friendly maternity care (MFMC) which could be used in a range of maternity care settings and countries.METHODS: This study was conducted in four stages. First, questions related to migrant friendly maternity care were identified from existing questionnaires including the Migrant Friendliness Quality Questionnaire, developed in Europe to capture recommended general hospital care for migrants, and the Mothers In a New Country (MINC) Questionnaire, developed in Australia and revised for use in Canada to capture the maternity care experiences of migrant women, and combined to create an initial MFMC questionnaire. Second, a Delphi consensus process in three rounds with a panel of 89 experts in perinatal health and migration from 17 countries was undertaken to identify priority themes and questions as well as to clarify wording and format. Third, the draft questionnaire was translated from English to French and Spanish and back-translated and subsequently culturally validated (assessed for cultural appropriateness) by migrant women. Fourth, the questionnaire was piloted with migrant women who had recently given birth in Montreal, Canada.RESULTS: A 112-item questionnaire on maternity care from pregnancy, through labour and birth, to postpartum care, and including items on maternal socio-demographic, migration and obstetrical characteristics, and perceptions of care, has been created--the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ)--in three languages (English, French and Spanish). It is completed in 45 minutes via interview administration several months post-birth.CONCLUSIONS: A 4-stage process of questionnaire development with international experts in migrant reproductive health and research resulted in the MFMCQ, a questionnaire measuring key aspects of migrant-sensitive maternity care. The MFMCQ is available for further translation and use to examine and compare care and perceptions of care within and across countries, and by key socio-demographic, migration, and obstetrical characteristics of migrant women.

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DO - 10.1186/1471-2393-14-200

M3 - Journal article

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VL - 14

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JO - B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth

JF - B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth

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