MBRRACE-UK – Perinatal care of recent migrant women with language barriers
The Maternal, Newborn and Infant Clinical Outcome Review Programme has published an MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Confidential Enquiry report on the care of recent migrant women with language barriers who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death.
Migrant women, especially asylum seekers and refugees, experience maternity services differently from UK-born women
Looking at the care of 25 women and their babies, this report found that services did not meet the needs of these women effectively. Other key findings include:
- 96% of the women had a documented need for an interpreter, however, only 27% took place with a documented professional interpreter over 589 separate contacts with healthcare services
- 68% of women didn’t book their pregnancy, or booked late in their pregnancy, highlighting gaps in antenatal care
- Only 51% of women whose baby died received documented bereavement care in the community
- There was a lack of research to inform service development for women new to the UK and non-English speakers.
In addition to stating the continued relevance of previous recommendations, this report contains five recommendations for improvement relating to language support, advocacy, research, the provision of an initial assessment appointment for migrant women of childbearing age when they first access health care services, and access to maternity care.
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