![]() ![]() There’s a stigma in asking health professionals for help with many low-income parents being too scared that their children could be referred to social services and taken into care if they ask for help. She said: “Our research reveals the difficulties many parents on low incomes experience, and the shame and embarrassment many are experiencing in admitting hardship. Young mums ‘particularly vulnerable’Īccording to Prof Douglas, just over a fifth of children in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are living in poverty. The research highlights “worrying” levels of poverty-driven food insecurity that have increased since the Covid pandemic. The second involved interviews with 18 midwives, health visitors and family nurse partners who offered their expertise from the frontline.Īlmost all participants were claiming Universal Credit and lived in areas of deprivation within Aberdeen City. The first study involved 22 pregnant women and mothers with at least one child under five who shared their experiences. Working in partnership with health professionals and a food pantry network in the north-east, the team carried out two interview studies between 20 to explore the experiences of parents from low-income households with babies and infants. The research, led by Public Health Professor Flora Douglas and a small team from the School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Paramedic Practice, also found that parents are carefully budgeting to “make ends meet”, with some even going without food. The Robert Gordon University study found rising food insecurity is making it harder for some women to breastfeed – and some families are struggling to afford formula. Young mums in the north-east are experiencing increasing levels of poverty and food insecurity since the pandemic, according to new research. ![]() Copy link A decentered black square over a white square. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. ![]() Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. ![]()
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