Priorities and strategies for improving disabled women’s access to maternity services when they are affected by domestic abuse: a multi-method study using concept maps

Table 7 Feasibility of strategies (n = 18)

Rank	Type of strategy	Mean	SD
1	Provide information about domestic abuse to everyone	1.44	.784
2	Staff listen to women’s past experiences	1.50	.707
3	Non-judgmental staff	1.61	.778
4	A preferred contacts screening list	1.67	.840
5	Clear and appropriate information given	1.72	.669
6	Signposting and referral to other sources of help	1.83	.618
7	Staff being supportive and available	1.88	.697
8	Negotiate care decisions with women	1.88	.781
9	Asking about abuse and knowing what happens next	1.89	.832
10	Having a laugh with staff	2.00	.555
11	Trusting relationship with practitioner	2.00	.707
12	Finding ways to seeing women without their partner	2.06	.802
13	Staff who understand complex needs	2.17	.786
14	Send out appointment reminders	2.17	.985
15	Access to specialist disability support	2.18	.883
16	More frequent appointments	2.28	.895
17	Women coming prepared for appointments	2.31	.873
18	Access to specialist domestic abuse support	2.39	.979
19	Demystifying the role of social services	2.50	.985
20	Accessing a formal/informal support group	2.63	.957
21	Staff training in mental health issues	2.67	.840
22	Seeing services closer to home	2.71	.588
23	Family support	2.76	.831
24	Child care arrangements to let women attend	3.28	.958