The Maternal Health Inequalities project seeks to reduce the stark maternal health inequalities and resulting birth trauma experienced by African, Asian and Caribbean women.​  

• Research from MBRRACE shows that there are ongoing disparities in maternal mortality rates between women from Black and Asian aggregated ethnic groups and White women – more than four times higher for Black women, two times higher for mixed ethnicity women and almost twice as high for Asian women.
• MBRRACE’s research also showed that previous life experiences – racist attitudes, micro-aggressions, dismissal of concerns, breakdown of trust all affect interactions with maternity services

One of the intended outcomes is to determine what anti-racist antenatal and postnatal support looks like within healthcare systems, including through piloting rights-based antenatal classes, postnatal support and maternity services through a co-production approach.

Learning, evaluation and recommendations of the project will be published.