The PROMPTCast - Episode 4: Equity and equality

PROMPTCast

This episode we bring you a longer interview on Equity and Equality in the context of maternity care.

MBRRACE-UK released figures in 2022 that Black women are 3.7 times more likely to die in pregnancy while and Asian women are 1.8 times more likely to die, both when compared to White women.

https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/reports

More recently, in 2023 MBRRACE-UK released two publications, one comparing the care of Asian and White women who have experienced a still birth or neonatal death and the other comparing Black and White women who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death. These reports highlight issues including ethnicity, nationality and citizenship not always being recorded well. Interpreters not always being available, lower rates of screening for gestational diabetes, difficulties accessing care and women being less likely to receive a letter about follow-up.

https://timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-perinatal-mortality/confidential-enquiries/

We speak to Katie Donovan-Adekanmbi and Aisha Thomas about their involvement in Black Maternity Matters from Health Innovations West of England.

“Black Maternity Matters is a ground-breaking collaboration, supporting midwives to reduce the inequitable maternity outcomes faced by Black mothers and their babies. It will support maternity systems to offer safer, equitable care for all.”

https://www.healthinnowest.net/our-work/transforming-services-and-systems/black-maternity-matters/

Equity and Equality is covered in the PROMPT Annual Update 2022/23 in our Supplementary Reading Booklet and PowerPoint presentation, including a narrated version with ideas for local adaptation.

https://www.promptmaternity.org/

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