Qualitative researchers often engage in work addressing challenging, difficult, or sensitive
topics and are consequently exposed to the participants' narratives which may be …

The COVID-19 global pandemic is understood to be a multidimensional crisis, and yet
undertheorised is how it reinforced the politics of dehumanisation. This article proposes an …

Background Persistent, high rates of maternal mortality amongst ethnic minorities is one of
the UK's starkest examples of racial disparity. With greater risks of adverse outcomes during …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic posed a significant lifecourse rupture, not least to
those who had specific physical vulnerabilities to the virus, but also to those who were …

Background Pregnant and postpartum women were identified as having particular
vulnerability to severe symptomatology of SARS-CoV-2 infection, so maternity services …

Problem There has been little focus on women's views of care and recovery following
pregnancy complicated by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy [HDP] despite long-term …

Objective To explore antenatal experiences of social and healthcare professional support
during different phases of social distancing restriction implementation in the UK. Design …

Background Women who suffer an early pregnancy loss require specific clinical care,
aftercare, and ongoing support. In the UK, the clinical management of early pregnancy …

Introduction Healthcare services for pregnant and postpartum ('perinatal') women were
reconfigured significantly at the advent and for the duration of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic …

Objectives This study aims to determine how workplace experiences of National Health
Service (NHS) staff varied by ethnicity during the COVID-19 pandemic and how these …