Campaign to improve communication aims to tackle disparities in maternity care

The Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG) and the campaigning group Five X More have developed guidance to help improve communication between healthcare professionals and pregnant women to try to drive down maternal health disparities in the UK.

The five actions include listening to women’s concerns, anxieties, and responses to pain and removing barriers to communication by using lay terms and translation services when needed.1 The campaign also recommends providing clear information …