12 December 2024
MBRRACE-UK sets out key recommendations for improving the care of recent migrant women with language barriers whose babies have died
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, which is co-led by the TIMMS group at the University of Leicester and Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, has today published the results of a confidential enquiry into the care of recent migrant women with language barriers who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death. […]
Key findings:
· One in 25 (4%) mother-baby pairs received care that was rated as ‘good’ with no improvements identified. 68% received care where improvements would have had an impact on the outcome. 28% received care where improvements would not have had an impact on the outcome.
· 96% of the women had a documented need for an interpreter but 73% of documented contacts with healthcare services took place without a professional interpreter from either an in-person interpreter or professional telephone interpreters. Half of the contacts took place without any interpreter.
· Language barriers significantly impacted recently arrived migrant women’s access to maternity services, with challenges persisting from initially contacting maternity care providers through postnatal, bereavement, and follow-up care.
· Citizenship was not routinely or accurately recorded for all women and there was variation in the recording of social risk factors. Lack of coordination among healthcare providers led to missed opportunities for optimal care, particularly for women with existing risk factors, resulting in missed follow-up appointments and referrals. […]
Read the report here: https://timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-perinatal-mortality/confidential-enquiries/confidential-enquiry-migrant-women.html
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