ArticleBMJ public health2025
Systematic review of interventions to reduce ethnic health inequalities in maternal and perinatal health in the UK.
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- Linguistic Manoeuvres: Obstetric Violence Camouflages Harm and Loss of Consent From Birth.The Medical journal of Australia · 2026Article
- The role of poverty-related social determinants in maternal and perinatal health inequities: a cross-sectional study using the eLIXIR born in South London, UK maternity-child data linkage.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
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Abstract
abstractIntroduction: 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, Results: The electronic search identified 11 600 studies, with 16 studies describing eight types of interventions meeting the inclusion criteria. Studies were published between 1981 and 2022, predominantly in England (n=14), with a range of outcomes reported, including mode of delivery, place of birth, birth weight, stillbirth and preterm birth. The sample size varied from 21 to 20 651 participants with ethnic minority populations ranging from 18.9% to 100% of the study population. Studies mapped mainly to the patient level with policy least represented (14 and two, respectively). All studies described the reasons for the intervention with limited reporting on any modification during the study (n=2). Two studies with two types of interventions (early pre-eclampsia screening and midwifery continuity of care) demonstrated the potential for interventions to reduce ethnic health inequalities. Conclusion: This review highlights the paucity of evaluated interventions to tackle ethnic health inequalities in maternal, neonatal/infant outcomes. Mapping interventions to the conceptual framework provides the evidence base for national policy interventions to tackle these long-protracted inequities. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42023453083.
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