Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report

Healthissue/conditionProtectedcharacteristicAvailabilityLocal dataAreascoveredwww.brap.org.ukRegional/national/international dataYear Available YearWhat the evidence is saying2004discrimination and reduced access to healthcareservices, at all three levels: perinatal, during birthand post-natal.Independent research found documents thevarious categories of poor outcomes for lesbian,gay and bisexual people in relation to choices onmotherhood and parenting, supporting earlierbroader research on related issues.Age, genderreassignment, pregnancyand maternity, religion andbelief, sexNo data foundDisabilityYesn/dNational - Mother’s mental illness thought toincrease the chances of infant mortality by up to20 timeInfantmortalityRaceNTH20072010Newham - Infant mortality statistics could bebroken down into several groups as follows: 40%Asian; 20% African; 20% White (10% white Britishand 10% White Other); 20% Other.Tower Hamlets - Incidence of infant mortality over28 days >1 year between 2008-2010 was:Bangladeshi (36.5%), White British (9.6%), Otherminority ethnic groups (28.9%), Ethnically mixed/not known/ not stated/ blank (25%).Age, genderreassignment, pregnancyand maternity, religion andbelief, sex, sexualorientationNo data found140