Care Of Migrant Women

Question 1

Refugeedefinition

Answer 1

Fleeing armed conflict or persecution
Protected by law

Question 2

Asylum seeker

Answer 2

Claims to be a refugee but whose claim hasn’t been evaluated
Applied for asylum o grounds that returning to their country would lead to persecution

Question 3

Migrant

Answer 3

Choose o move not because of direct threat but mainly to improve their lives

Question 4

EEAand Swiss nationals rights

Answer 4

Depending on time in UK
Right to free nhs maternity care
Work
Paid time off for antenatl care
Maternity pay
Means testes benefits
Sure start maternity grant

Question 5

Asylum seeker rights

Answer 5

Right to free NHS maternity care
Eligible for legal aid
Not able to work or recieve usual benefit
Only eligible for asylum support (£49 per week) and one off £300 mat payment
Eligible for home office accommodation - no choice in location

Question 6

Refused asylum seeker rights

Answer 6

Right to nhs maternity care - but must pay
Not eleigibe for other benefits

Question 7

Refugees rights

Answer 7

As per EEA and Swiss national but not dependent upon time in uk

Question 8

What factors intersect with migration status

Answer 8

Country of origin
Migration route
Religion
Ethnicity
Finances
Language
Health profile
Social support

Question 9

Relevance to maternity services

Answer 9

In 2022 0% of babies be on in England or wale were to migrant women
In latest MBRRACE report around 1/4 of women who dies wer born outside of uk
Trend for worker pregnancy for migrant mums - maternal death, mental ill health, stillbirth

Question 10

Risk factors for poor outcomes of migrant women

Answer 10

Genetic and biological factors - Thalasseamia
Higher burden of disease in previous country - HIV TB FGM
Societal factors
Misconceptions between HCP and women regarding acceptability of care
Lack of access to care

Question 11

Strategies to care for migrant women

Answer 11

Make care individualised - immigrant status country of origin, social needs
Make care accessible - consider barriers to accessing care
Consider communication - interpretation services
Be prepared to signpost
Reflection on own preconceptions

Question 12

Resources to support migrant women

Answer 12

Maternity action - know your right
Migrant help
Home office
Leicester city of sanctuary