Publish date: 26 October 2023

This booklet is a resource designed to support clinicians to open up conversations with families about difference, race, culture and ethnicity in their everyday work and clinical practice.

The booklet explores:

  • Why it is important to explore ethnicity and culture in the perinatal period
  • Practical tools to respectfully engage families from diverse cultures
  • Common worries and barriers to having these conversations
  • Recommended reading and resources.

For more information email Dr Ruth O’Shaughnessy, Consultant Clinical Psychologist ruth.oshaughnessy@merseycare.nhs.uk