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
Active Locations (1)
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Princess Anne Hospital - University Hospital Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom