SOLTANI, Hora, WATSON, Helen, FAIR, Frankie, BURKE, Catherine, OSHAGHI, Ghazaleh, VIVILAKI, Victoria and TEAM, ORAMMA (2020). Improving pregnancy and birth experiences of migrant mothers: A report from ORAMMA and continued local impact. European Journal of Midwifery, 4.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION Migration is a growing phenomenon affecting many European countries,
with many migrants being of childbearing age. Depending on the country of origin, poorer
pregnancy and birth outcomes amongst migrant women have been reported. Providing
appropriate culturally sensitive perinatal services is of paramount importance.
METHODS The Operational Refugee And Migrant Mothers Approach (ORAMMA) was
a three-site multidisciplinary collaborative research project, designed to develop and
test implementation of a high-quality maternity care model including peer supporters
for migrant women who have recently arrived in European countries. Community-based
activities were undertaken to ensure ongoing local impact for maintaining supportive
interactions amongst peer supporters and recently arrived migrant women in the UK.
RESULTS The women who volunteered to become maternity peer supporters were
motivated by their own experiences of being newly arrived migrants in the past or a sense
of altruism. Forging links with multiple local community groups enabled the continuation
of the support provided by maternity peer supporters, including during the COVID-19
pandemic.
CONCLUSIONS Engagement of maternity peer supporters in supporting newly arrived
mothers has multiple advantages of addressing social isolation and marginalisation of
migrant communities, with potential benefits of improving access and enhancing health
literacy and health outcomes amongst recently arrived migrant women as well as creating
a self-supporting network for peer supporters themselves.
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