INCLUSIVE ANTENATAL EDUCATION
5 Talks
Education is a cornerstone of antenatal care. However, certain parental demographics require additional support. This boxset explores how adapting care and innovative programmes put in place to improve engagement with parents, and ultimately improve health and wellbeing outcomes for the whole family.
Foetal attachment for expectant parents who have has assisted conception
2019 | 19 mins | Inclusive Antenatal Education
Ruth Oshikanlu MBE, midwife and Pregnancy Mindset expert, explains that personal experience having been on bed rest from 20 weeks demonstrated how little time midwives had to address the attachment needs for women who have had assisted conception. She explained the stress and anxiety she experienced and how she began to connect with her unborn baby. She discusses the evidence around parent-fetal attachment and why it is important in the antenatal period. Ruth presents a scale for asking questions of women which may be used as a tool for health professionals to support attachment. She also describes the antenatal group support she facilitates.
Ruth Oshikanlu MBE, Midwife and Pregnancy Mindset Expert
Antenatal & postnatal information for safe & effective maternity care for BAME parents-to-be
2017 | 22 mins | Inclusive Antenatal Education
With referral to her personal background, Gergana Nikolova, Senior midwife from Wexham Park hospital, describes a project aiming to improve communication and information to those not able to understand services via the internet. She explains midwives are there to provide guidance and points to increasing levels of women in services from other countries. She discusses some of the challenges and talks about best practice.
Gergana Nikolova, Senior Midwife, Frimley Health Foundation Trust, Wexham Park Hospital
Engaging with ‘seldom asked communities’ to improve parental mental health and secure attachment
2018 | 23 mins | Inclusive Antenatal Education
In this podcast, Kathleen Roche-Nagi, Managing Director of Approachable Parenting, describes a project to support care for women. Having identified that those of minoritized communities do not access parent education and healthcare services as frequently. However, the impact of promoting positive parental relationships on infant wellbeing and development is well-evidenced. Kathleen discusses the 5 pillars of parenting programme, exploring Islamic concepts for Muslim parents and improving mental health and relationship outcomes following engagement in their programmes.
Kathleen Roche-Nagi, Managing Director, Approachable Parenting
Supporting Parents from Pregnancy to Parenthood: A Tool Kit For Care
2020 | 27 mins | Inclusive Antenatal Education
In this talk Kirsty Lockhart, Family support officer Downs syndrome Scotland, describes the development of this parent-led charity which influences government policy and practice. She shares some of the things that are said by health professionals and provide guides for improvement in language. She provides an overview of Down’s syndrome and some parent’s experience of the screening process. This talk includes questions.
Kirsty Lockhart, Family support officer, Downs syndrome Scotland
Connecting with expectant and postnatal parents from BAME communities
2021 | 27 mins | Inclusive Antenatal Education
The Covid-19 pandemic was a challenging time for many with adjustments required for all maternity services. In this talk Jo Hindley, Midwife Birmingham Women’s hospital & Kathleen Roche-Nagi, Managing Director Approachable Parenting, explain how they adapted to supply support for those from global majority groups. The model of Approachable parenting is presented. Kathleen describes what was done to reach parents as the pandemic lock-down occurred. Jo highlights how the pandemic has raised issues and needs that were already there. They share a video of experience of both midwives and parents who have engaged with the groups.
Jo Hindley, Midwife, Birmingham Women’s Hospital
Kathleen Roche-Nagi, Managing Director, Approachable Parenting
