Birth Tourism and Neonatal Intensive Care: A Children's Hospital Experience

What is it about?

Expectant mothers traveling to the United States with the expressed purpose of giving birth before returning home are presenting more complex medical, social and financial challenges at a large metropolitan children's hospital.

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Why is it important?

This work attempts to begin a scientific evaluation of the impact of birth tourism in families and the health care system. We report the measurable differences between groups and hope that future work may quantify and address the distress and anxiety apparent in such families. It will be of great importance if a population-based epidemiological study can be conducted to address further details.