Antenatal education in Nottingham: Working with hardly reached communities to improve place-based inclusivity and wellbeing
This project aims to examine how antenatal education and activities are engaged with in Nottinghamshire, in particular the inclusivity and well being of those in vulnerable groups.
Duration: 3 years
Funder: Co(l)laboratory
Partners:
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham Trent University
CHILL investigators:
Other project members:
Research summary
The research project will examine how antenatal education and activities are conducted and engaged with - and by whom - in Nottinghamshire. It will also consider the implications for inclusivity and wellbeing amongst hardly reached communities.
It will investigate factors that affect individuals’ decisions whether to participate in antenatal education using participatory research activities to co-produce findings with maternity service users. From this, the research will examine how potential exclusion from antenatal maternity services may impact prospective parents’ wellbeing.
Research aims:
The overall aims of this research are:
- to identify the current antenatal provision offered in Nottingham City by examining the existing suite of antenatal maternity services that are available
- to consider the implications for both user wellbeing and the inclusivity of the antenatal offer from the point of view of a wide range of potential users, including vulnerable groups
- to provide robust evidence on the usefulness of co-production in developing effective solutions to local problem(s) relating to antenatal education
