The relationship between communication, experience and outcome for Black women receiving midwifery antenatal care Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
The research design will combine a detailed analysis of the language used in antenatal appointments between Black pregnant women and white midwives, with a complementary analysis of the pregnant women
Sponsors
University of Ulster
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: This research has two distinct participant groups with two different inclusion criteria. Pregnant people participants: 1. Black pregnant women or birthing people receiving antenatal care at a participating site with a participating midwife 2. Black identity will be determined by self-identification as any of the following racially characterised ethnicities on their NHS ethnicity data, as indicated on their consent form: Black or Black British - African, Black, or Black British - Caribbean, Black or Black British – Any other Black background, Mixed - White and Black Caribbean, Mixed – White and Black African 3. Attending a routine antenatal appointment from the booking appointment to the 40-week appointment Midwife participants: 1. White midwives delivering antenatal care at a participating site 2. White identity will be determined by self-identification as White - British, White - Irish or White – any other White background, as indicated on their consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant people participants: 1. Pregnant women or birthing people who do not meet all the inclusion criteria, e.g., pregnant people with other racially characterised ethnicities 2. Pregnant people who require a formal or informal interpreter during their appointment 3. Pregnant people with impaired capacity to consent, who require support to access antenatal care or make decisions about their care 4. Pregnant people under the age of 18 years 5. Pregnant people attending a non-routine or 41- or 42-week appointment Midwife participants: Participants who do not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Specific interactional phenomena of analytic interest will be measured using conversation analysis of the data from interactional practices related to information exchange, decision-making, listening or membership categorisation at one timepoint | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Women's subjective experience of communication in their antenatal appointment will be measured via a non-validated exit questionnaire and follow-up semi-structured qualitative interview at one timepoint | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactCatherine Turner
Outcome results
None listed