Haith-Cooper, Melanie

McCarthy, Rose

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 The University of Bradford Institutional Repository http://bradscholars.brad.ac.uk This work is made available online in accordance with publisher policies. Please refer to the repository record for this item and our Policy Document available from the repository home page for further information. To see the final version of this work please visit the publisher’s website. Available access to the published online version may require a subscription. Link to original published version: http://www.nursingmidwifery.ie/site/view/4/ Citation: Haith-Cooper M, McCarthy R (2015) Building excellence in maternity care; 'The Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary'. Presented at: 5th International Nursing and Midwifery Conference, National University of Ireland, Galway, 30th -31st - March 2015. Copyright statement: © 2015 The Authors and the University of Bradford. Reproduced by permission from the copyright holder.    Building excellence in maternity care The Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary  Melanie Haith-Cooper, University of Bradford Rose McCarthy, City of Sanctuary http://www.cityofsanctuary.org/maternity/films  Living in the UK as a pregnant asylum seeker or refugee Poor health outcomes “No decision about me without me”?? (DH 2012)  Untapped potential ‘Anti immigration’ political agenda” Poor societal attitudes & lack of understanding Socially excluded & voiceless   38 groups  Bedford and Luton Belfast Birmingham Bradford Brighton Bristol Cardiff Coleraine / Causeway Coventry Derby Derry Dublin Edinburgh Exeter Glasgow Gloucester Hackney Halifax Huddersfield Hull Ipswich Leeds     Leicester Lincoln Liverpool Loughborough Manchester Newcastle Nottingham Oxford Sheffield Southampton Sunderland Swansea Tees Valley Wakefield Wolverhampton York  Streams of Sanctuary Health Arts Welcome Schools Faith    • Who? AS&R volunteers and established network of people and groups.  • Why? didn’t want other mums to suffer as we had suffered”. • Aim to work with maternity services to develop in a way that overcomes inequalities • How? Improve access, experiences and outcomes of maternity services for AS&R women through the maternity SOS award Maternity Service of Sanctuary (SOS) award Engage Maternity care provides 1. Learn 2. Embed 3. Share Celebration and opportunity for reflective learning Written evidence  AS&R volunteers help with learning  Evaluation by appraisal group and presentation at award ceremony        • Sara’s story • ‘Excellence in Maternity care’ model • The women and their stories on film http://www.cityofsanctuary.org/maternity/films • ‘The Pregnant Woman Within the Global Context’ model • Other resources on the website http://www.cityofsanctuary.org/maternity/resources   Maternity stream resources  The Pregnant Woman within the Global Context Model     • The women and their stories  • Sara’s story Maternity stream resources  Impact  “The volunteering makes me understand that if I push myself I am able to get wherever I want to be and do whatever I want to do. I am thinking to become a midwife in the future.”  Refugee woman service user  “Of all of the sessions I have partaken in so far in my midwifery training, this one left the biggest impression on me. I will never forget the journeys of the women we were lucky enough to be in the company of, or wiping away tears as unimaginable experiences were recited (with laughter and smiles!) by figures of utter strength and determination.  I left the session feeling awe for those who can find the strength required to carry on through such desperate times, and determination to never again show allegiance to a system which only serves to prolong them.”  Year 2 midwifery student  

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