Needs of Migrant Arab Muslim Childbearing Women in the United Kingdom

Abstract

Introduction: This study aims to examine the challenges faced by migrant Arab Muslim women in accessing maternity services and to suggest ways to improve the childbirth experience for them. Methodology: An interpretive ontological–phenomenological perspective guided by the philosophical tenets of Heidegger was used to examine the childbirth experiences of Arab Muslim women. Results: The sample size was 24 in-depth semistructured audiotaped interviews with eight women in the United Kingdom. The “Vulnerable Woman” was the main theme of our findings, which was discussed in five subthemes: language exclusion, discrimination and prejudice, bureaucracy and “stiff upper lip,” conflicting ideology, and the conventional as strange. Conclusions: Maternity care should be culturally competent and emphasize the importance of recognizing differences as well as creating trusting relationships. At the same time, midwives should be aware of the dangers of labeling women because of their cultural and religious beliefs.

When nurses become ill, are they able to identify the predictors of the quality of care they received?

“…The fact that our results are different from those of other studies done in Jordan and around the world could be because QNC was measured by nurses who had been both patients and caregivers [14,15,[25][26][27]…”

“…Few studies in Jordan over the past two decades have focused on nurses' or patients' perspectives on QNC and related issues [11][12][13]. Patients typically give high scores when rated on their satisfaction with nursing care [14,15]. On the other hand, the researchers did not pay sufficient attention to how QNC was evaluated by nurses, who are themselves hospitalized patients.…”

UK maternity care experiences of ethnic minority and migrant women: Systematic review

“…All studies included in this review explored the communication experiences of the women (Hala et al., 2020; Hassan et al., 2019; John et al., 2021; Konje & Konje, 2021; Lamba, 2015; Lephard & Haith‐Cooper, 2016; Martha & Madziva, 2019; Moxey & Jones, 2016; Nellums et al., 2021) . Only one of the studies reported that the respondents had a wholly positive communication experience (Moxey & Jones, 2016), reported a mix of positive and negative experiences regarding communication (Lamba, 2015) and the rest reported entirely negative experiences.…”

“…Some African women felt that there was a lack of information and communication by healthcare workers about the benefits of early antenatal booking (Martha & Madziva, 2019). Among migrant Arabian women, some of the women did not speak English, which made it difficult to understand instructions and educational materials written in English (Hala et al., 2020)…”

“…Some African women felt that there was a lack of information and communication by healthcare workers about the benefits of early antenatal booking (Martha & Madziva, 2019). Among migrant Arabian women, some of the women did not speak English, which made it difficult to understand instructions and educational materials written in English (Hala et al, 2020) Women reported experiencing difficulties in understanding medical terminologies used by the staff as well as in understanding the English accent (Hala et al, 2020;John et al, 2021;Konje & Konje, 2021; ). In some instances, women reported not being asked questions or not being listened to by the midwives (Lephard & Haith-Cooper, 2016;Moxey & Jones, 2016).…”