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ArticleBJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2026

Care Received by Migrant Women Who Died During or After Pregnancy: A National Confidential Case Note Review.

Kerrie Stevenson, Kemi Ogunlana, Nirupama Prabhakar, Brenda Kelly, Allison Felker, Fiona Stevenson, Robert W Aldridge, Sara Kenyon, Marian Knight, Nicola Vousden

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Article in BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Kerrie StevensonGreat Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, England, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5881-1402
Kemi OgunlanaGreat Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, England, UK.
Nirupama PrabhakarGreat Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, England, UK.
Brenda KellyThe Oxford Rose Clinic, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, England, UK.
Allison FelkerNational Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, UK.
Fiona StevensonPrimary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, England, UK.
Robert W AldridgeInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Sara KenyonSchool of Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, UK.
Marian KnightNational Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1984-4575
Nicola VousdenNational Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, UK.

Funding

Healthcare Quality Improvement PartnershipNational Institute for Health and Care ResearchNIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research CentreWest Midlands Applied Research Collaboration
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo co-produce a bespoke maternity care checklist for recently arrived migrant women in the UK. To use this to describe the maternity care received by recently arrived migrant women who died during or up to six weeks after pregnancy over the past decade in the UK, and generate hypotheses about areas for improvement.

designConfidential national review of medical records. POPULATION: Thirty-nine recently arrived pregnant or postnatal migrant women died in the UK between 2012 and 2021.

methodsMaternal deaths amongst recently arrived migrant women were identified using UK Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity (MBRRACE-UK) data. A national case note review was conducted using a co-produced migrant maternity care checklist developed with input from service users.

main outcome measuresAssessment against the migrant maternity care checklist.

resultsAmongst those eligible for antenatal care, most (70%, n = 19/27) attended their first appointment after 13 weeks gestation. Amongst women needing an interpreter, 42% (n = 8/19) had professional interpreting services during antenatal care, 19% (n = 3/16) in intrapartum care, and 0% (n = 0/9) in postpartum care. Two fifths of women had documentation suggestive of discrimination or racism (41%, n = 16/39). Potential areas for improvement included access to formal interpreting services; access to first antenatal appointments before 13 weeks; and follow-up after non-attendance.

conclusionsResults should be interpreted with caution given the small number of women included and the descriptive and hypothesis generating nature of this paper. However, this study identifies areas of care that are important to women and professionals and could be prioritised for further research and improved practice.

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Maternal DeathMaternal Health ServicesPrenatal CareTransients and MigrantsAdultChecklistFemaleHumansMaternal MortalityMedical InterpretingPregnancyUnited Kingdominequitiesmaternal healthmigration

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PMCPMC13659352

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