South West AHSN Perinatal Programme Survey

Thank you for taking part

The South West AHSN is keen to hear where you think further focus is required across perinatal health and care to support work to tackle gaps in health equity.

We recognise health equity can mean different things to different people. At the South West AHSN equity in health is the absence of systematic disparities in:

·       Accessing care, for example the availability of treatments

·       Quality of Care, for example levels of patient satisfaction

·       Opportunities for a healthy life, for example smoking rates

·       Individuals feeling empowered to manage their own health.

Health equity is experienced differently by different groups, factors to consider are:

·       Socio-economic factors, for example unemployment

·       Protected characteristics, for example age, ethnicity, religion

·       Geography, for example rural and urban settings

·       Socially excluded groups, for example people experiencing homelessness

Hearing from people working in health and care will be vital to us designing a programme that has impact for parents, families, babies and practitioners.

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* 1. What type of role do you have in the perinatal sector? (tick all that apply)

Academic / Researcher

Volunteer/Charity related

Clinical

Managerial

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you work in Devon, Cornwall or Somerset?

Yes

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* 3. What do you feel are the reasons why some mothers and babies in the South West don't achieve the same outcomes or receive the same care as others?

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* 4. What do you think are the biggest problems that a really good perinatal service in the South West should focus on solving?

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* 5. Which of these factors do you feel has the greatest impact on health inequalities in pregnancy, birth and families with babies up to one year old in the South West? (please choose one)

Being a teenage mother

Socioeconomic factors, for example unemployment and income

Living in a rural setting

Level of formal education

Language

Having a severe and complex mental health condition

Having a mild to moderate mental health condition

Experiencing domestic abuse

Culture, for example not trusting orthodox medicine

Ethnicity

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Which of these factors do you feel has the greatest impact on health inequalities in pregnancy, birth and families with babies up to one year old in the South West? (please choose one)

The number of nursing and midwifery vacancies

Variances in the provision of maternity care across the region

Staff capacity to spend meaningful time with mothers/babies

Lack of cultural awareness in perinatal services

Race and racial discrimination in perinatal services

Unconscious bias in perinatal services

Prejudice in the way perinatal care is delivered

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Which of these factors do you feel most affects pregnancy, birth and families with babies up to one year old in the South West? (please choose one)

Smoking

Obesity

Sustained breastfeeding rates

Infant mortality in certain groups

Place of birth

High level of babies <27wks gestation being born in a NICU

Identification of risk

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What solutions do you know about that could address the perinatal problems that you have identified? These could be projects, new services, technology (including Apps) or something else.

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* 9. If you would like to hear more about the South West AHSN, its work and activities and would like to receive a regular newsletter (which I can opt out of at any time) please provide us with your email address.