The public health role of caseloading midwives inadvancing health equity in childbearing women and babies living in socially deprived areas in England: The Mi-CARE Study protocol

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This article outlines the protocol for a qualitative Constructivist Grounded Theory study, examining the public health role of caseloading midwives working in a continuity model of care in areas of urban social deprivation. The study is currently being conducted in a city in the south of England during the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing specifically on the Social Determinants of Health impacting women and babies in this context and from the perspectives of women themselves, the study is developing a theoretical framework examining the actions caseloading midwives take in response to these determinants and how these actions contribute to advancing equity and equality for women and babies at increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. Examining and integrating the experiences of women and midwives from a Constructivist Grounded Theory perspective, the study findings will inform current NHS maternity policy and contribute to our understanding about the social processes and mechanisms underpinning the known benefits of midwifery continuity of care models in different contexts.

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Clayton, C. E., Hemingway, A., Hughes, M., & Rawnson, S. (2022). The public health role of caseloading midwives inadvancing health equity in childbearing women and babies living in socially deprived areas in England: The Mi-CARE Study protocol. European Journal of Midwifery, 6(April). https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/146012

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