ArticleBMC public health2021
Addressing inequities in maternal health among women living in communities of social disadvantage and ethnic diversity.
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- Interventions to Address Disparities in Perinatal Outcomes by Ethnicity: A Systematic Review.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Pooled it
- Equity in prenatal healthcare services globally: an umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
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- The Impact of Community-Based Midwife Continuity of Care Models for Women Living in Areas of Social Disadvantage and Ethnic Diversity in the United Kingdom: A Prospective Cohort Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- The role of poverty-related social determinants in maternal and perinatal health inequities: a cross-sectional study using the eLIXIR born in South London, UK maternity-child data linkage.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Patient-centred postpartum care provision: virtual delivery, tiered escalation, and tensions between efficiency, preference, and clinical concern.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Bridging data gaps in pregnancy outcomes: a four-year review of gestational Age records and delivery trends in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Intersectionality and Long Covid: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Ethnic Minority Groups in the United Kingdom.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to Access to Midwife-Led Birth Settings for Racialized Women in the UK: A Scoping Review.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Understanding a Minority Group's (Roma) Experiences of Access and Quality in Maternity Services.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- The maternity care experiences of women living in a diverse UK urban city: a survey study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Cumulative social disadvantage and its impact on long COVID: insights from a U.S. national survey.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Understanding occupational therapy perinatal mental health practice in mothers from ethnic minorities: A qualitative study of practitioner perceived barriers and enablers.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2025Article
- Mental health disparities among maternal populations following heatwave exposure in North Carolina (2011-2019): a matched analysis.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Systematic review of interventions to reduce ethnic health inequalities in maternal and perinatal health in the UK.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Impact of family income on the development of gestational diabetes mellitus and the associated birth outcomes: A nationwide study.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2025Article
- Exploring research and healthcare priorities in maternal health: A qualitative ethnographic study with mothers from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK.European journal of midwifery · 2025Article
- A consensus statement on child and family health during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for post-pandemic recovery and re-build.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- When midwife continuity of carer is the policy proposal, what is the problem of perinatal health inequalities represented to be?SN social sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
The response to the coronavirus outbreak and how the disease and its societal consequences pose risks to already vulnerable groups such those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minority groups. Researchers and community groups analysed how the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated persisting vulnerabilities, socio-economic and structural disadvantage and discrimination faced by many communities of social disadvantage and ethnic diversity, and discussed future strategies on how best to engage and involve local groups in research to improve outcomes for childbearing women experiencing mental illness and those living in areas of social disadvantage and ethnic diversity. Discussions centred around: access, engagement and quality of care; racism, discrimination and trust; the need for engagement with community stakeholders; and the impact of wider social and economic inequalities. Addressing biomedical factors alone is not sufficient, and integrative and holistic long-term public health strategies that address societal and structural racism and overall disadvantage in society are urgently needed to improve health disparities and can only be implemented in partnership with local communities.
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