Research with Young Migrant Women on Sex, Fertility and Motherhood – Summary Now Available

A research summary highlighting key findings from HSE Sexual Health & Crisis Pregnancy Programme (CPP) research with young migrant and minority ethnic women on sexuality, fertility and motherhood is now available.

The research showed that while migrant women share many perspectives with Irish women in how they feel about fertility, sex and motherhood, some specific issue featured relating to culture and/or migration. The research findings within the research summary provide an understanding of the challenges young migrant women may encounter as they try to live out healthy, safe and fulfilling sexual lives as newcomers to Ireland and/or as members of minority ethnic communities. Issues covered include; learning about relationships and sexuality, use of health services, how young women make sense of different meanings relating to sexuality as they move between cultures.

The research summary draws on two studies in particular; Sexual Health & Crisis Pregnancy Programme Report No. 25 ‘Attitude to Fertility, Sexual Health and Motherhood amongst a sample of Non-Irish National Minority Ethnic Women Living in Ireland’ and Sexual Health & Crisis Pregnancy Programme Report No. 24, ‘The Irish Contraception and Crisis Pregnancy Study – 2010’.

These findings can help young migrant women, their families, and those who work with them in community, education and health settings understand what it is like to be a young migrant women living in Ireland.

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