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Navigating the interconnections between maternity and midwifery healthcare, child and family support and housing provision

Ana Correia
Within many high-income countries such as the UK, homelessness is rising. This includes increasing numbers of women, children and families, with many spending months and years in temporary accommodation. Associate Professor Yvonne K. Parry, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Marta Koch, UCL Great......
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“You shouldn’t have to feel you’re pushing your pregnancy aside…”

Paul
“Even when you account for ethnicity, substance misuse, smoking – an out-of-home [situation] or housing instability leads to a low birth-weight baby.”   Being pregnant whilst homeless throws up a unique set of challenges. Pregnant women who become homeless have priority need for accommodation, according to government guidance, but problems......