A scoping review of personalised UK maternity care: where are we now?

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Abstract

Background/AimsPersonalised care has been recommended continuously to improve UK maternity services. The aim of this review was to explore the current provision of personalised care and consider why it may not yet be fully embedded in practice.MethodsThis review of Embase, Medline, the Healthcare Management Information Consortium, the British Nursing Index, CINAHL, Google Scholar and reference lists found 15 articles published between 2014 and 2024, which were included for thematic analysis and synthesis.ResultsThe themes included the complexities of personalised care, different perspectives when implementing personalised care and the effect of cultural factors embedded in maternity services.ConclusionsBarriers to implementing personalised care include its complexity and lack of clarity. There is also a lack of congruity between competing discourses and priorities around the implementation of personalised care at all levels of maternity care.Implications for practiceA greater recognition of the complexities of personalised care will be the starting point for clarity in decisions regarding next steps in this area. This will create space for innovation, rather than repetition, in policy and practice.

Publication Date

2025-07-02

Publication Title

British Journal of Midwifery

Volume

33

Issue

7

ISSN

0969-4900

Acceptance Date

2025-03-10

Deposit Date

2025-09-03

Embargo Period

2025-12-27

Keywords

Maternity, Midwifery, Patient-centred, Person-centred, Personalised, Woman-centred

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