With the development of public health in U.S., the health insurance coverage has benefited most American citizens. But there is a large ethnic minority group in the U.S. which is most likely to lack coverage, Hispanic women. They don’t have good prenatal care experiences and are facing a lot of barriers of medical prenatal care. There are four highest rated aspects which are inability of service payment, language barrier, difficulty obtaining child care and fear of receiving poor services.
Mexican immigrants have reorganized the population of American and most Mexican immigrants are of reproductive age. The birth to Mexican women is under high fertility rate. The case of their health care exist potential problem. Brown and other researchers
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Without it, Latinos face health disparities that make them suffer with bad health outcomes and having a higher illness rates. These two articles both concern the problem of health insurance. And they have the same target group, Mexicans, which has the similar life experience with Hispanic women that I concerned in my research paper.
The timing of prenatal care of most Mexican-origin women is relatively late compared to the pregnant from other races and a lot of Mexican pregnant have not received ideal medical care. Because they encounter complex barriers. Sherradel and Barrera point out lack of English language proficiency, and low educational levels affected the women's utilization of care, the quality of care received. “Many providers and other staff did not speak Spanish or have translators available.” (Sheeradenl 344) Second, Medical prenatal care was not considered by all of the women to be the most important part of pregnancy care. Moreover, some women expressed anxiety about some medical procedures. In Betancourt’s article, he also studies on the barriers of prenatal services for Mexican immigrant women. Most women have experienced terrible prenatal process and some of them have received an abortion because of lack of knowledge about sexual and reproductive health and structural barriers. Both of them
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As Latinos move to America, it helps building American political and economic conditions. So American should concern its history, language, religion, traditional medical practices, diseases, remedies and their experience with traditional medicine. And we should care about their health condition especially Hispanics women. Their arrival comes along with high birth rate. Prenatal care is so vital for them.
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Brown, H.S., Wilson, K.J., Angel, J.L., “Mexican Immigrant Health: Health Insurance Coverage Implications”, Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 26.3(2015): 990-1004. Web. 11 Mar. 2016.
Cardenas, Vanessa, and Kerby, Sophia. "The State of Latinos in the United States." American Progress, 8 Aug. 2012. Web. 11 Mar.
The Latino community is considered the largest demographic minority in the United States and is expect to increase by approximately 15% in 2050 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2002). The Latino population is comprised of many subgroups from many different regions that have developed unique beliefs, norms, and sociopolitical experiences. Although the term Latino is used throughout this paper, it is important to underscore the great diversity found within the Latino community to avoid the development and perpetuation of stereotypes. In clinical practice, it is important to evaluate the individual in terms of their racial identity, acculturation, and socioeconomic status among other factors to create a more individualized and effective treatment
Gonzalez, Juan. Harvest of Empire a History of Latinos in America. New York: Penguin Putnam Inc, 2000.
Fernandez, Lilia. "Introduction to U.S. Latino/Latina History." History 324. The Ohio State University. Jennings Hall 0040, Columbus, OH, USA. Address.
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...gs for the U.S. general population, Mexican-American females had a significantly higher need for mobility than their male counterparts.
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