23 Anti-Racist Practice in Midwifery and Maternity Care: Using a Co-Constructed Case Narrative Approach to Professional Development

Speaker:- Alys Einion

Facilitator:- Caroline Maringa & Abigail Yamoaa Appiah

Abstract:-  Introduction Structural racism is cited as a key issue in the social context of maternity care (Dayo et al, 2022; birthrights.org) linked to quality care (Hoffman et al, 2016), and increased risk (Dyer, 2019). To counter structural racism in maternity services, this project built on the work of Rogowsky et al (2025) to adapt a co-created anti-racist education resource for nurses into a training resource for maternity care staff and services, in order to develop awareness of systemic racism changing the landscape of midwifery and maternity care. Aim: To demonstrate the effectiveness of a co-constructed educational resource for anti-racist maternity services. Methods The Plan, Do, Study, Act model was used. Permissions were granted from NHS Tayside to access staff and to record information during and after the co-construction of the resource to evaluate its impact. The team organised a collaborative workshop for NHS Tayside maternity staff to co-develop a narrative to embed into an education resource. The experience of workshop participants was evaluated using a mixed-methods evaluation questionnaire. Results/Discussion Results demonstrate the effectiveness of process and outcomes of the resource development and signpost next steps for implementation of the staff development resource. Conclusion Co-Creation of development resources is a constructive way to improve organisational culture, learning from and with each other whilst contributing to the wider knowledge base and improving midwifery for mothers/parents.

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