Exploring communication in antenatal care for Black pregnant wome

Not Applicable

• Conditions: The relationship between communication, experience and outcome for Black women receiving midwifery antenatal care; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17016197
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Ulster

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-06-27
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by Invitation
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

This research has two distinct participant groups with two different inclusion criteria.

Pregnant people participants
1. Black pregnant women or birthing people receiving antenatal care at a participating site with a participating midwife
2. Black identity will be determined by self-identification as any of the following racially characterised ethnicities on their NHS ethnicity data, as indicated on their consent form: Black or Black British - African, Black, or Black British - Caribbean, Black or Black British – Any other Black background, Mixed - White and Black Caribbean, Mixed – White and Black African
3. Attending a routine antenatal appointment from the booking appointment to the 40-week appointment

Midwife participants
1. White midwives delivering antenatal care at a participating site
2. White identity will be determined by self-identification as White - British, White - Irish or White – any other White background, as indicated on their consent form

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant people participants
1. Pregnant women or birthing people who do not meet all the inclusion criteria, e.g., pregnant people with other racially characterised ethnicities
2. Pregnant people who require a formal or informal interpreter during their appointment
3. Pregnant people with impaired capacity to consent, who require support to access antenatal care or make decisions about their care
4. Pregnant people under the age of 18
5. Pregnant people attending a non-routine or 41- or 42-week appointment

Midwife participants
Participants who do not meet the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Specific interactional phenomena of analytic interest will be measured using conversation analysis of the data from interactional practices related to information exchange, decision-making, listening or membership categorisation at one timepoint

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Women's subjective experience of communication in their antenatal appointment will be measured via a non-validated exit questionnaire and follow-up semi-structured qualitative interview at one timepoint