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Minoritised ethnic women's experiences of inequities and discrimination in maternity services in North-West England: a mixed-methods study. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2022
Background Minoritised ethnic perinatal women can experience judgemental and stigmatising care due to systemic racism. Discriminatory care contributes to increased risks of poor maternal and infant outcomes, including higher rates of mental ill-health ...
Thomson G, Cook J, Crossland N, Balaam MC, Byrom A, Jassat R, Gerrard S.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Black, Asian and minority ethnic women's experiences of maternity services in the UK: A qualitative evidence synthesis. [PDF]

J Adv Nurs, 2022
Aims Black, Asian and minority ethnic women are at higher risk of dying during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatally and of experiencing premature birth, stillbirth or neonatal death compared with their White counterparts.
MacLellan J, Collins S, Myatt M, Pope C, Knighton W, Rai T.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Translating evidence into practice: Implementing culturally safe continuity of midwifery care for First Nations women in three maternity services in Victoria, Australia. [PDF]

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary Background Strategies to improve outcomes for Australian First Nations mothers and babies are urgently needed. Caseload midwifery, where women have midwife-led continuity throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the early postnatal period, is ...
McLachlan HL, Newton M, McLardie-Hore FE, McCalman P, Jackomos M, Bundle G, Kildea S, Chamberlain C, Browne J, Ryan J, Freemantle J, Shafiei T, Jacobs SE, Oats J, Blow N, Ferguson K, Gold L, Watkins J, Dell M, Read K, Hyde R, Matthews R, Forster DA.   +22 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A survey and stakeholder consultation of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) programmes in English maternity services [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Healthcare-based Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (hIDVA) are evidence-based programmes that provide emotional and practical support to service users experiencing domestic abuse.
Camilla Forbes, Hayley Alderson, Jill Domoney, Alexandra Papamichail, Vashti Berry, Ruth McGovern, Nick Sevdalis, Judith Rankin, Mary Newburn, Andy Healey, Abigail Easter, Margaret Heslin, Gene Feder, Kristian Hudson, Claire A. Wilson, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Louise M. Howard, Kylee Trevillion   +17 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Telehealth: improving maternity services by modern technology. [PDF]

BMJ Open Qual, 2020
Hypertension is considered one of the most common medical disorders causing complexities in pregnancy. It could be a newly developed pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) or a pre-existing hypertension developing into superimposed pre-eclamptic toxaemia ...
Fazal N, Webb A, Bangoura J, El Nasharty M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

From stress to support: an ethnographic journey of a staff-led wellbeing intervention in maternity services [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Addressing occupational distress in maternal services is imperative to ensuring staff retention and patient safety. Interventions to promote wellbeing among healthcare staff are urgently needed.
Andrea Knezevic, Katarzyna Olcoń, Jacqui Cameron, Padmini Pai, Julaine Allan   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Understanding a Minority Group's (Roma) Experiences of Access and Quality in Maternity Services [PDF]

Health Expectations
Background Maternal health is a fundamental human right, ensuring that all women have access to non‐discriminatory, equitable and high‐quality maternal and reproductive healthcare.
Jaspreet Kaur Dullat, Thérèse McDonnell, Louise Hendrick, Léan McMahon, Gemma Moore, Emily Murphy, Carmen Nae, Danut Nae, Marianna Prontera, Eilish McAuliffe   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Protocol for a scoping review of the evidence concerning the unique needs and experiences of Orthodox Jewish women and their partners using maternity services. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundOrthodox Jews follow the Jewish law, Halacha, that determines most daily activities and behaviours. Halacha restrictions and the insular lifestyle of groups within the Orthodox community have led to cultural barriers when interacting with NHS ...
Michal Rosie Meroz, Christine McCourt, Carol Rivas   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Resilience and vulnerability of maternity services in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis of the effect of Covid-19 and lockdown control measures on maternal and perinatal outcomes, a single-centre cross-sectional study at Mpilo Central Hospital

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background On the 27 th of March 2020 the Zimbabwean government declared the Covid-19 pandemic a ‘national disaster’. Travel restrictions and emergency regulations have had significant impacts on maternity services, including resource stock-outs, and ...
C. Shakespeare, H. Dube, Sikhangezile Moyo, S. Ngwenya   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Improving teamwork in maternity services: A rapid review of interventions.

Midwifery, 2022
BACKGROUND Teamwork is essential for providing safe, effective and women-centred maternity care and several high profile investigations have highlighted the adverse conseqences of dysfuntional teamwork.
Dr Jenny Harris, Ms Sarah Beck, Dr Nicola Ayers, Professor Debra Bick, Mr Benjamin W. Lamb, M. Aref‐Adib, Dr Tony Kelly, Professor James S.A. Green, Professor Cath Taylor   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source