Project20: maternity care mechanisms that improve access and engagement for women with social risk factors in the UK - a mixed-methods, realist evaluation.

Hannah Rayment-Jones Kathryn V DalrympleJames M HarrisAngela HardenElidh ParslowThomas GeorgiJane Sandall

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

Inequalities in access and engagement with maternity care appears to have been mitigated by the community-based specialist model that provided continuity of care. The findings enabled the refinement of a realist programme theory to inform those developing maternity services in line with current policy.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
risk factors
mental health
affordable care act
social media
public health
study protocol
primary care
pain management
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial