Project Duration
September 2022 – August 2025
Funder
University of Nottingham – Anne McLaren Fellowship
Project Staff
Elizabeth Such
Helen Spiby
Habiba Aminu
Staff Institutions
University of Nottingham
Aims
The aim of this fellowship is to:
Develop, test, refine, evaluate and mobilise an evidence-informed public health approach to modern slavery, with a specific focus on preventing harm and promoting the wellbeing of women and girls in maternal health systems
The research questions being addressed are:
1. What are the systems of exploitation to which women and girls are exposed that place them, their maternal health and the health of their babies at risk?
2. What is the global evidence base for effective action on the prevention of exploitation of women and girls, particularly women and girls with maternal health needs?
3. What are the health, wellbeing and healthcare service economic costs of maternal health harms related to exploitation across a selection of countries?
4. How can a public health approach to modern slavery be best mobilised across different country and maternal health care practice contexts?
Methods
The research uses a mix of methods and adopts systems thinking to address this complex problem.
Work Package 1: A state-of-the-art synthesis of the evidence with health economics assessment
Work Package 2: Consultation, case studies and consensus (using key informant interviews, survivor engagement and Delphi methods)
Work Package 3: Knowledge mobilisation of a public health approach in maternal health systems
Stage of Development
Conceptual mapping and evidence synthesis. Survivor consultation