Table 3.

Quantitative rating sheet: strategies and feasibility

Strategies for enabling better access to maternity care	How would you prioritise these strategies? How feasible would it be to put this in place?
	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
	Very high	High	Medium	Low	Not a priority	Very feasible	Feasible	Some challenges	Very challenging	Impossible
A ‘preferred contacts’ screening list	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Staff who understand complex needs	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Access to specialist disability support	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
More frequent appointments	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Send out appointment reminders	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Non-judgemental staff attitude	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Staff listen to women’s past experiences	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Staff being supportive and available	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Seeing services closer to home	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Women coming prepared for appointments	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Family support	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
‘Having a laugh’ with staff	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Trusting relationship with practitioner	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Negotiate care decisions with women	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Access to specialist domestic abuse support	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Childcare arrangements to let women attend	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Provide information about domestic abuse to all women	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Accessing a formal/informal support group	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Finding ways to see women without their partner	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Signposting and referral to other sources of help	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Demystify the role of social services	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Staff training in mental health issues	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Clear and appropriate information giving	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5