Status:

COMPLETED

Role of Midwifery Continuity of Care in Reducing Health Inequalities

Lead Sponsor:

Bournemouth University

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Social Determinants

Eligibility:

FEMALE

16-50 years

Brief Summary

The impact of living in a deprived area has far reaching consequences on maternal and infant health. Studies in England show women living in deprived areas have some of the poorest experiences of care...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria - Childbearing Women
  • Women who are currently receiving maternity care from the MCC caseloading teams;
  • Women who have previously received care from one of the caseloading teams;
  • Women aged 16 and over;
  • Women who can understand English and are able to independently provide their informed consent;
  • Women at any point in their pregnancy or up to five years following the birth of their babies. This time frame is considered appropriate in order to capture women who are currently receiving maternity care and those who have received care locally in the last five years. This will aim to also capture women's experiences before referral to the caseloading teams changed;
  • Women who had or are currently having their maternity care provided by UHS.
  • Inclusion Criteria - Midwives
  • Midwives who work in the MCC caseloading teams in the study setting;
  • Midwives who have previously worked in the local MCC caseloading teams.
  • Midwifery managers who have managerial oversight of the MCC caseloading teams.
  • Exclusion Criteria - Childbearing women
  • Women who have not received care from one of the MCC caseloading teams;
  • Women who gave birth more than five years ago;
  • Women below the age of 16 years;
  • Women who cannot speak English due to a lack of financial resources to fund translation services;
  • Women who are in labour;
  • Women who had their maternity care at a different NHS Trust;
  • Women who lack capacity to provide informed consent;
  • Women who decline to participate and decline to provide informed consent.
  • Exclusion criteria - Midwives
  • Midwives who work in the universal teams;
  • MSWs due to different professional roles and responsibilities;
  • Midwives who decline to participate and decline to provide informed consent.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 6 2020

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 31 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    38 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04524286

    Start Date

    November 6 2020

    End Date

    March 31 2022

    Last Update

    April 22 2022

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    Princess Anne Hospital - University Hospital Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom