BABY BOOM – The influx of Hispanic workers after Katrina is creating a whole new generation in the New Orleans area
Tagged: Doctor, insurance, Louisiana, New OrleansPosted on: January 29th, 2007“An obstetrician-gynecologist, Work dedicates much of his practice to the influx of Hispanic workers who arrived after Hurricane Katrina. Along with other health care professionals in the New Orleans area, he reports the immigrants are creating unprecedented demand for prenatal and maternity care.
And the newcomers bring extra challenges, including the language barrier, immigration issues and limited financial means. Some of them, lacking money and insurance and worried the health care system will expose them to immigration enforcement, wait too long to seek care, doctors said.”
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