Exploring ethnic minority women's experiences of maternity care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, antenatal and postnatal care in women belonging to ethnic minorities and to identify any specific challenges that these women faced during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Design

This was a qualitative study using semistructured interviews of pregnant women or those who were 6 weeks postnatal from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. The study included 16 women in a predominantly urban Scottish health board area.

Results

The finding are presented in four themes: 'communication', 'interactions with healthcare professionals', 'racism' and 'the pandemic effect'. Each theme had relevant subthemes. 'Communication' encompassed respect, accent bias, language barrier and cultural dissonance; 'interactions with he

SUBMITTER: John JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8423508 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature