Source: BioMed Central
Country: Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey
Büyüktiryaki et al. Conflict and Health (2015) 9:38
Abstract
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all Syrian immigrants from the Turkish Syrian border who delivered the Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity and Teaching Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Ankara,Turkey. Between January 2013 and December 2014 a total of 36,346 women gave birth at this center. Of these, 457 women were Syrian immigrants, comprising 1.2 % (457/36,346) of all deliveries. The number of births among Syrian refugees in Turkey appears to be increasing. Further research is needed to understand the relative morbidity of babies born to Syrian refugees compared to the local population, as well as the economic impact on facilities treating these cases.