...Titaree Phanwichatkul; Elaine Burns; Pranee Liamputtong; Virginia Schmied Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe Burmese migrant women’s perceptions of health and well-being during pregnancy, their health promoting practices and their experiences with the Thai antenatal services...

...Mona Lindqvist; Åsa Wettergren Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore experiences and emotions of migrant women, who have been in psychotherapy in Sweden, their motives and experience of being treated in psychotherapy. The authors argue that not only traumas of the past but also social...

... are born to migrant women. As seen from various child health indicators, urban children’s health in general and the health situation of migrant women’s children in particular leaves much to be desired. Pattern of migration tends to have an impact on child health in urban areas; children of women who...

...Chamara Senaratna Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe hitherto unexplored issues related to sexual abuse of left-behind children of migrant women in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach – This qualitative study was conducted in high labour-sending districts. Focus group...

... and wear make-up, etc. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Public health Brazil Lifestyles Migrant women São Paulo Urban itineraries This attempt to comprehend how immigrant women live in the city they have chosen to migrate to is been based on some premises. First...