About this episode
Rosie Murphy is a midwife doing fantastic work around health inequalities, including the coproduction workshop we co-led in Croydon.Our conversation builds on Episode 45 with Noreen Bukhari. I hope Rosie and Noreen will connect and exchange notes on their excellent work in Coventry and Croydon, supporting women from black and ethnic minority communities.I met and became friends with Rosie through her prestigious Darzi fellowship – Rosie's work was rated as exceptional.Lemon lightbulbs ???Racism is not just about shouting expletives - it is complexWe all have unconscious biasThere is unwillingness to acknowledge systemic racismUK institutions are largely built around the needs and understandings of white middle class menWe need to be culturally aware to understand what matters to peopleWhose Shoes uses imaginative ways to listen to ALL voicesTrust, being listened to, being taken seriously MATTEREducation, socio-economic status, ethnicity, body, size affect how likely to be taken seriouslyThere is mistrust and distrust of the NHS/ maternity services among some groupsMaternity services are difficult to navigate!The NHS doesn’t need to fix all problems itselfUse informal communication channels that people trust - hairdressers!Social deprivation has many impacts – services need to flex moreWhite allyship includes owning our own biasesCall people in, not call them outLived and learned experience - work TOGETHER for safety of mother and babyWomen who've had a negative experience find it harder to speak out next timeHEARD campaign, Croydon – Health, Equity And Racial DisparityFind simple ways to show women they are being taken seriouslyCreative ways for people to feedbackCroydon BME Forum / Asian Resource Centre reach people in imaginative ways - eg community healthcare drop-in sessionShare the learning eg infographics, blogs, Steller Stories , Sway reportsConnect and learn from othersLinks and resourcesRosie's blogs: Partnering with minoritised women and birthing people to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes: a Darzi journey - Health Innovation NetworkFilm - Highly acclaimed Whose Shoes event in Croydon, focusing on health inequalities affecting women and families from Black, Asian and ethnic minority communitiesGill Phillips' presentation at ‘Birthing with colour’ Nov 2020 -championed by Lewisham and Greenwich maternity team
