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Understanding a Minority Group’s (Roma) Experiences ofAccess and Quality in Maternity Services

Aga Wiesyk — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:15:26 +0000

By engaging Roma women in a unique co‐design education and research process, this study aims to identify barriers to accessing care faced by this minority community and understand their experiences of maternity services to enhance equity, accessibility and cultural responsiveness in maternal healthcare.

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Co‐Designing an Engagement Strategy to Include the Voices of a Minority Group in Assessing the Quality of Maternity and Neonatal Care

Aga Wiesyk — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:58:44 +0000

This study outlines the co‐design approach taken to engagement with women from the Roma community to capture their experience of maternity and neonatal care in Ireland. The findings of this study will be used to assess the relevance and completeness of measures of quality and safety of maternity care in capturing these experiences.

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Improving Mental Health Engagementfor Migrant & Ethnic Minority Women

Tonya Myles — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:48:21 +0000

Improving Mental Health Engagement for Migrant and Ethnic Minority Women was
supported by the Department of Health and developed with the DCU Cultural Humility in Mental Health Study Group.

This research outlines how migrant and ethnic minority women understand mental health engagement, barriers they experience and highlights key pathways to improving equity.

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National Report on Early Marriages and Early Motherhood in Roma Communities: Ireland

Tonya Myles — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:19:49 +0000

This national report is part of the Work Package 2 of the Roma Influences Network Project: “Breaking the circle of early marriages and early motherhood in Romа Communities”, and in particular of Activity 2.2: “National research on early marriages and early motherhood in Roma community in 4 countries“.

The aim of this report is to contribute to a better understanding of early marriage and early motherhood, outlining the legal framework and policies and the situation of the Roma community.

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Comparative Report on Early Marriages and Early Motherhood in Roma Communities

Tonya Myles — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:24:10 +0000

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National Roma Infoline 2024 Report

Tonya Myles — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:14:15 +0000

National Roma Infoline 2024 Report

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