Immigrant women are amongst the most at-risk populations for poor pregnancy outcomes, unsatisfactory birth experiences and birth trauma, with potentially long-lasting consequences for women’s mental and physical health. Several studies in other countries have shown that women attribute long-term dissatisfaction and mental distress related to childbirth more to the care they received, particularly interactions with health providers, than to any physical trauma experienced. Researchers in Norway have demonstrated that some groups of immigrant women, particularly from non-western countries, have increased risks of various adverse birth outcomes, such as hyperemesis, foetal distress, caesarean section and preterm birth, compared to the ethnic Norwegian population. However, the mechanisms behind these associations remain largely unknown. They may be the result of differential care provided to immigrant women, but studies addressing quality of care in Norway have generally excluded immigrant women. In 2016, in the central Norway region, one-quarter of births (25%) were to women born outside of Norway, and 21% of births were to women born outside of Norway and other high-income country contexts including the neighbouring Scandinavian countries. Therefore, research addressing the health of immigrant women in this region is increasingly relevant and needed. This study will address existing scientific gaps by investigating the satisfaction of immigrant women with the care they receive during childbirth at St. Olavs university hospital. We will use a questionnaire, provided in eight languages, to compare birth experience, satisfaction with care, communication with health providers, and other factors, between and within groups of immigrant-born and Norwegian-born women giving birth at St. Olavs university hospital. This is a cross-sectional study that will be analysed as a controlled cohort study. The results are expected to strengthen the scientific foundation upon which to further develop appropriate, relevant and high-quality health services to all women in childbirth.