vulnerable migrant women and maternity in the uk, rosalind bragg
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Rosalind Bragg, of Maternity Alliance, describes the challenges faced by pregnant migrant women in the UK.TRANSCRIPT
Perilous positions: vulnerable migrant women and maternity
Rosalind BraggMaternity Action
Maternity Action
• National charity
• Focus on equalities
• Policy and campaigning, training and web-based information
Right to health
• Right to healthcare
• Right to healthy conditions
Right to healthcare
• Women who are not ‘ordinarily resident’ must be charged
• Maternity care is ‘immediately necessary’ treatment and must be provided irrespective of ability to pay
Right to health care
• Charging deters women from accessing health care
• Evidence of non-compliance with regulations and guidance
• Serious health risks to mother and child
Right to healthy conditions
Pregnancy associated with:
• Out of the workforce
• Homelessness
• Domestic violence and other violence against women
Right to healthy conditions
Forms of immigration status:
• UK citizen or ‘settled’ migrant
• Asylum seeker
• Refused asylum seeker
• No recourse to public funds
• Undocumented
UK Citizen or ‘settled’ status
Asylum seeker Refused asylum seeker
‘No recourse’ Undocumented
Income:
Regular benefits Yes
Health in pregnancy grant
Yes
Maternity grant Yes
Tax credits Yes
Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance
Yes
Housing:
Emergency Housing
Yes
Social housing Yes
UK Citizen or ‘settled’ status
Asylum seeker Refused asylum seeker
‘No recourse’ Undocumented
Income:
Regular benefits Yes 70% mainstream Some entitled to vouchers
Health in pregnancy grant
Yes No No
Maternity grant Yes 70% mainstream Some entitled to vouchers
Tax credits Yes No No
Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance
Yes No No
Housing:
Emergency Housing
Yes Discretionary Discretionary
Social housing Yes No choice housing Some entitled to no choice housing
UK Citizen or ‘settled’ status
Asylum seeker Refused asylum seeker
‘No recourse’ Undocumented
Income:
Regular benefits Yes 70% mainstream Some entitled to vouchers
No No
Health in pregnancy grant
Yes No No No No
Maternity grant Yes 70% mainstream Some entitled to vouchers
No No
Tax credits Yes No No No No
Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance
Yes No No Yes No
Housing:
Emergency Housing
Yes Discretionary Discretionary Discretionary/ Pilot DV support
Discretionary
Social housing Yes No choice housing
Some entitled to no choice housing
No No
Policy environment
• Invisibility
• Lack of research
• A ‘problem’ in service delivery
• Immigration policy context
Maternity Action
Unit F5, 89-93 Fonthill Road
London N4 3JH
W: www.maternityaction.org.uk