UK Health and Social Care Professionals' Experiences Supporting Pregnant Migrant Women

Supplementary file 2 presents findings from a mixed-methods study on health and social care professionals supporting pregnant migrant women subject to No Recourse to Public Funds in England. The study includes focus groups with 16 professionals and an online survey of 65 professionals and students, with data analyzed thematically and descriptively. Tisha Dasgupta authored the work, which was last updated on 2026-05-22.

Use Cases

• Analyzing workforce knowledge gaps and training needs based on survey and focus group findings.
• Studying the impact of immigration policy complexity on perinatal care delivery based on professional experiences.
• Informing the co-design of evidence-based guidance and training for public health systems based on the realist programme theory.

Strengths

• Includes mixed-methods data from 81 total participants (16 in focus groups, 65 in a survey).
• Provides specific findings on workforce confidence, with only 14% of respondents having received prior training.
• Results are derived from multiple settings including maternity, social care, and the voluntary sector in England.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is a 316.1 KB PDF, which is a small, single-file output of a study rather than raw data.

Provenance

Source

Tisha Dasgupta via figshare.

Collection Method

Mixed-methods study using focus groups and an online survey, analyzed thematically and descriptively.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 06:12:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, United Kingdom.