Help Shape the Future of Maternity Care
The DREAM Project is uncovering the barriers women and birthing people face when using digital maternity records and building solutions that save lives.
Why This Project Matters
The DREAM Project (Digital Record Engagement & Access for Maternity), funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing and reviewed by the University of Nottingham’s Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee, is listening to women’s real experiences and transforming these insights into action.
Together, we can close disparity gaps, reduce missed appointments, and create a future where every mother and baby is seen, heard, and safe.
Digital maternity record systems like Badger Notes, MyChart, and K2 My Pregnancy Notes are meant to improve care but for many women, they create new barriers instead.
Here’s what’s at stake:
Missed maternity appointments mean missed opportunities to detect complications.
Barriers in digital access and usability leave women unsupported.
Ethnically minoritised and disadvantaged women face the greatest risks, widening health inequalities
What’s Involved
We’re hosting 8 focus groups (online or in-person), each with 5–10 women, to capture diverse perspectives from underrepresented groups (we use the word ‘women’ to represent women and birthing people) :
Migrant women with English as a second language
Women living in high social deprivation areas
Neurodivergent women
Women from Black and minoritised ethnic groups
Women in rural areas
Women from travelling communities
Other underrepresented groups
Your participation will help shape real-world recommendations for maternity services.