Systematic review of interventions to reduce ethnic health inequalities in maternal and perinatal health in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Abstract

Introduction

There are persistent ethnic health inequalities in maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes in the UK. We sought to examine the available evidence on interventions to reduce ethnic health inequalities in maternal, neonatal and infant outcomes during pregnancy and up to the first year of the postnatal period.

Method

We conducted a systematic review searching MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus and Web of Science (Social Science Index) databases, Journal of Health Visiting, Google Scholar and grey literature from relevant websites (from inception up to 11 August 2023). Interventions were mapped to a priori conceptual framework consisting of six levels (patient, provider, microsystem, organisation, community and policy). The 'template for

SUBMITTER: Esan OB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273135 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature