Maternity care for trafficked women: Survivor experiences and clinicians' perspectives in the United Kingdom's National Health Service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although trafficked women and adolescents are at risk of unprotected or forced sex, there is little research on maternity care among trafficking survivors. We explored health care needs, service use and challenges among women who became pregnant while in the trafficking situation in the United Kingdom (UK) and clinicians' perspectives of maternity care for trafficked persons.

Methods

Cross-sectional survey and qualitative interviews with trafficking survivors recruited from statutory and voluntary sector organisations in England and qualitative interviews with maternity clinicians and family doctors undertaken to offer further insight into experiences reported by these women.

Findings

Twenty-eight (29%) of 98 women who took part in a large study of traffick

SUBMITTER: Bick D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5699814 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature