The public health role of caseloading midwives inadvancing health equity in childbearing women and babies living in socially deprived areas in England: The Mi-CARE Study protocol

Authors: Clayton, C.E., Hemingway, A., Hughes, M. and Rawnson, S.

Journal: European Journal of Midwifery

Volume: 6

Issue: April

eISSN: 2585-2906

DOI: 10.18332/ejm/146012

Abstract:

This article outlines the protocol for a qualitative Constructivist Grounded Theory study, examining the public health role of caseloading midwives working in a continuity model of care in areas of urban social deprivation. The study is currently being conducted in a city in the south of England during the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing specifically on the Social Determinants of Health impacting women and babies in this context and from the perspectives of women themselves, the study is developing a theoretical framework examining the actions caseloading midwives take in response to these determinants and how these actions contribute to advancing equity and equality for women and babies at increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. Examining and integrating the experiences of women and midwives from a Constructivist Grounded Theory perspective, the study findings will inform current NHS maternity policy and contribute to our understanding about the social processes and mechanisms underpinning the known benefits of midwifery continuity of care models in different contexts.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36171/

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The public health role of caseloading midwives in advancing health equity in childbearing women and babies living in socially deprived areas in England: The Mi-CARE Study protocol.

Authors: Clayton, C.E., Hemingway, A., Hughes, M. and Rawnson, S.

Journal: Eur J Midwifery

Volume: 6

Pages: 17

eISSN: 2585-2906

DOI: 10.18332/ejm/146012

Abstract:

This article outlines the protocol for a qualitative Constructivist Grounded Theory study, examining the public health role of caseloading midwives working in a continuity model of care in areas of urban social deprivation. The study is currently being conducted in a city in the south of England during the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing specifically on the Social Determinants of Health impacting women and babies in this context and from the perspectives of women themselves, the study is developing a theoretical framework examining the actions caseloading midwives take in response to these determinants and how these actions contribute to advancing equity and equality for women and babies at increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. Examining and integrating the experiences of women and midwives from a Constructivist Grounded Theory perspective, the study findings will inform current NHS maternity policy and contribute to our understanding about the social processes and mechanisms underpinning the known benefits of midwifery continuity of care models in different contexts.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36171/

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The public health role of caseloading midwives in advancing health equity in childbearing women and babies living in socially deprived areas in England: The Mi-CARE Study protocol

Authors: Clayton, C.E., Hemingway, A., Hughes, M. and Rawnson, S.

Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY

Volume: 6

ISSN: 2585-2906

DOI: 10.18332/ejm/146012

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36171/

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The public health role of caseloading midwives in reducing health inequalities in childbearing women and babies living in deprived areas in England. The Mi-CARE Study protocol.

Authors: Clayton, C., Hemingway, A., Hughes, M. and Rawnson, S.

Journal: European Journal of Midwifery

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36171/

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The public health role of caseloading midwives in advancing health equity in childbearing women and babies living in socially deprived areas in England: The Mi-CARE Study protocol.

Authors: Clayton, C.E., Hemingway, A., Hughes, M. and Rawnson, S.

Journal: European journal of midwifery

Volume: 6

Pages: 17

eISSN: 2585-2906

ISSN: 2585-2906

DOI: 10.18332/ejm/146012

Abstract:

This article outlines the protocol for a qualitative Constructivist Grounded Theory study, examining the public health role of caseloading midwives working in a continuity model of care in areas of urban social deprivation. The study is currently being conducted in a city in the south of England during the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing specifically on the Social Determinants of Health impacting women and babies in this context and from the perspectives of women themselves, the study is developing a theoretical framework examining the actions caseloading midwives take in response to these determinants and how these actions contribute to advancing equity and equality for women and babies at increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. Examining and integrating the experiences of women and midwives from a Constructivist Grounded Theory perspective, the study findings will inform current NHS maternity policy and contribute to our understanding about the social processes and mechanisms underpinning the known benefits of midwifery continuity of care models in different contexts.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36171/

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The public health role of caseloading midwives in reducing health inequalities in childbearing women and babies living in deprived areas in England. The Mi-CARE Study protocol.

Authors: Clayton, C., Hemingway, A., Hughes, M. and Rawnson, S.

Journal: European Journal of Midwifery

Volume: 6

Issue: April

ISSN: 2585-2906

Abstract:

This paper outlines the protocol for a qualitative, Constructivist Grounded Theory study examining the public health role of NHS caseloading midwives working in areas of social deprivation in a large city in the south of England. Additionally, the research will also capture the health inequality and maternity care experiences of women receiving midwifery caseloading care. The research is being conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout the recovery and transformation period in the NHS. Through the use of semi-structured, remote interviews with women and midwives between November 2020 – March 2022, alongside document analysis, this research will develop new, midlevel theory which seeks to explain the social determinants impacting the lives of childbearing women from the perspectives of women themselves. Theory will also explain the specific actions caseloading midwives take to achieve equity in outcomes and experiences for women and babies living in areas of social deprivation. Examining the collective experiences of women and midwives from a grounded theory perspective, will contribute to the evidence base about the mechanisms underpinning the impact of midwifery continuity of care for those at greatest risk of health and social inequities and provide evidence about the specific public health interventions of caseloading midwives in a UK context.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/36171/

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