AID TOOLKIT
The aims of the toolkit
When we embarked our research to understand the of refugee women's experiences of maternal care in Türkiye, refugees and health providers described challenges that impact refugees accessing maternal health services, thus receiving quality maternal care. We want refugee women to be better supported in family (and migrant) health centres, hospitals and other health facilities when they are pregnant, during childbirth and postnatal period. We want to support refugees to improve their health literacy, better navigating in health services and effectively communicating with health providers for a better experience of maternal healthcare. We would like refugee women to build knowledge and confidence in overcoming the barriers, such as communication, by providing tools that enable a positive improvement in their experience.
Thus, the toolkit aims to:
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The Co-Creation Team
This toolkit was developed by healthcare professionals in midwifery, experts in migration studies and law, and fieldworkers from the Alliance of International Doctors (AID) supporting refugees. The co-creation team was created during the inclusive workshops as part of the British Academy funded research project titled ‘Understanding Refugee Women’s Experiences of Maternal Health Services in Türkiye’ (SRG23\232038) led by Dr Sureyya Sonmez Efe, University of Lincoln. The co-creation team, Dr. Esra Yılmaz Eren, Ebru SOFI, Döndü Canatak are committed to improving refugee women’s maternal care experiences and access to Turkish health services.
Acknowledgements: The co-creation team wish to thank everyone who participated in the stakeholders’ workshops and interviews which helped to inform some of the content in this toolkit.
In addition, we wish to thank refugee women and professionals from refugee status who provided their views and experiences that helped to create the content. Special thanks to Rumeysa Kahraman from Refugees Association for supporting our work.
We express our gratitude to the Animation and VFX Programme Team for Design and illustrative support: illustrations by Ms Victoria Todd and the webpage design and art direction by Mr Sultan Efe.
Finally, we are extremely grateful to the British Academy for funding this research and also the University of Lincoln for funding this much needed and timely resource, and AID for supporting and digitally making this resource accessible to all refugees. Without the support from these institutions and organisations, this toolkit would not simply exist.