Introduction
• 13% of Portland’s population in 2019 was recent immigrants
• Numbers have increased, with \u3e350 asylum-seeking families (1500 individuals) in 2022 in Portland alone
• Maine Medical Center (MMC) provides obstetrical care for more newly arrived, non-English speaking patients
• Total deliveries in 2020, 2021 (6192) broke records at MMC
• New Mainers at Increased risk for health disparities due to: language barriers, low socioeconomic status and stressors from a history of traumahttps://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/lambrew-retreat-2023/1025/thumbnail.jp
