Immigrant moms feel unsafe and unheard when seeking pregnancy care – here’s how they’d improve Philly’s health care system
- Written by Diana Montoya-Williams, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania
Misinformation -- such as that a person needs a passport to receive medical attention -- can make immigrant moms reluctant to interact with doctors and hospitals.Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision Collection via Getty ImagesImmigrants make up nearly 16% of Philadelphia’s population of 1.6 million, according to a 2024 report from Pew...