Racialised Women’s Use of Midwifery Units: Barriers and Facilitators
Melamed, A., Rivers, F., Harrak, F. & Daniele, M. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-5666-9489 (2026).
Racialised Women’s Use of Midwifery Units: Barriers and Facilitators.
The Practising Midwife, 29(3),
pp. 43-45.
doi: 10.55975/rebv3329
Abstract
Midwifery units (MUs) offer a bio-psycho-social model of care that supports safe physiological birth and good outcomes, yet racialised women are less likely to access these settings. Structural racism, risk-averse practices and cultural assumptions about safety contribute to unequal uptake. Disproportionate exclusion through risk assessment, limited information provision and biases about who MUs are for further restrict access. Evidence suggests MUs can be safe and beneficial for women with intermediate risk factors who are often excluded. We discuss strategies to improve equitable access.
| Publication Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © The Authors. Published in The Practising Midwife. |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Departments: | School of Health & Medical Sciences School of Health & Medical Sciences > Department of Nursing & Midwifery |
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