Peer based support for socially marginalised pregnant women
By Emma Rogers, 2018
Fellow’s Profile
Emma Rogers
Fellow’s Profile
Emma Rogers
Doulas empowering vulnerable pregnant women: examining practices in the USA
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Addressing maternal health inequalities by employing doulas to empower vulnerable women's self-advocacy
Countries
Fellowship year
2016
Supported by
Locality
South West
Biography
The focus of my Fellowship was on exploring the effects of perinatal peer support for women facing multiple social disadvantage. I was keen to explore the scope for developing support for women facing challenging social circumstances during pregnancy, focusing on women experiencing homelessness and multiple social disadvantages. Following my travels I started a pilot project, providing birth partner support for women in safe house and refuge accommodation.
In November 2019 I became Founder and Director of Solace Peer Support CIC, a social enterprise that believes that basic social support can make an enormous difference to the most vulnerable families. Solace provides holistic peer support, befriending support during pregnancy and the initial postnatal period, in addition to birth partner support.
In 2019 we received funding to design an accredited perinatal peer support training course: CACHE Level 1 and 2 Perinatal Peer Support – Supporting Women Facing Social Disadvantage.
Activity
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
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Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
