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Module Code MW1004
Module Name Using Evidence in Word Count (actual 2199
Midwifery Practice number of words in
main body of text)
Assessment Title Essay: Finding Evidence
Year / Intake Year 1- September 2020
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Programme/Year Year 1 Module Code MW1004
Assessment Title Essay: Finding Evidence
Date of submission Deadline 01/04/21
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Module name and code MW1004 Using Evidence in Midwifery Practice
Assessment Title Essay: Finding Evidence Date
Assessment Criteria Proportion Comment
of
Proportion of marks
mark
awarded
(optional)
Produce work which is 5%
logically structured, clearly
presented and uses
appropriate academic
language.
Ensure work is supported 5%
by relevant literature and
correct use of Harvard
referencing system.
Demonstrate clear 40%
understanding of
techniques for searching
literature.
Summarise and describe 30%
research findings.
Reflect on your own 20%
learning and development.
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MARK
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11-20% - minus 5 marks
21-40% - minus 10 marks
41-60% - minus 20 marks
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FINAL MARK
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Marker’s Signature ……………………………………………………………………......................
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,Please copy and paste your submission on the next page.
, MW1004: A literature search to understand why experiences of maternity services in England vary
with ethnicity.
In the UK, one in every four births is to a foreign-born woman. The rate was 28.2% in 2016, the highest on
record, with maternal and perinatal mortality rates disproportionately higher for certain immigrant women
(Higginbottom et al., 2019). Previous research has found that these women have worse birth outcomes and
maternity care experience than White women, as well as encountering stereotyping and prejudice
(Henderson, Gao and Redshaw, 2013). According to a scoping study of how Black, Asian and minority
ethnic (BAME) pregnant women are at a higher risk of adverse birth outcomes in the UK, they are more
likely to have a pre-term birth, stillbirth, neonatal death, or a baby with a low birth weight (Garcia, Ali,
Papadopoulos and Randhawa, 2015). This strongly indicates the need for significant adjustments to current
maternity facilities to ensure that culturally competent facilities are offered to address the varied demands of
the UK's advanced population profiles (Garcia, Ali, Papadopoulos and Randhawa, 2015).
I have chosen this area of research because working with BAME patients during clinical placement has
allowed me to understand why ethnic patients have different experiences when accessing services
compared to others. I am interested in learning more about what women’s expectations are and how
different care can influence the outcome of the pregnancy. I have worked with many patients who due to
language barriers, are unable to understand what their midwives are talking about, specifically the South
Asian community. Knowing multiple languages has been quite advantageous as I was able to translate to
the patients when needed which eliminated communication barriers and improved experiences for patients.
Although there is a language line, I have noticed that some midwives do not use it when it is required which
is a cause for concern as this can lead to patients not understanding information regarding antenatal and
postnatal care and may end up consenting to things without understanding what they consented to. A
variety of factors can play a role in the vulnerability associated with ethnicity such as being born in a foreign
country, recent migration, difficulties with English, a higher chance of living in a deprived area with restricted
access to health and welfare services, and disparities in expectations which can affect one’s confidence
and ability to engage with the healthcare system (Jomeen and Redshaw, 2012). I would like to learn more
about what has been done and what plans there are to reduce the inequality gap when accessing maternity
services.
This essay will include techniques for conducting a literature search using different online platforms. An
academic literature search was carried out using EBSCOhost and OVID online. This was critical since
different sites involve a plethora of different databases, each of which produced different outcomes when I
entered my search terms. I chose these databases because they both offered an extensive collection of
high-quality medical, science, and scholarly databases. A variety of databases within these platforms were
selected including the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Allied and Complementary Medicine
(AMED), Health Technology Assessment, NHS Economic Evaluation Database, Maternity and Infant Care
Database, OVID MEDLINE, OVID Nursing Database and HMIC Health Management Information
Consortium. Although I initially planned on using The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews too, I later
realised that although systematic reviews and meta-analysis are considered the best evidence for obtaining
a conclusive answer to a research question, there are some drawbacks associated with it such as research
