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Table 8 CERQual scores

From: Discrimination against childbearing Romani women in maternity care in Europe: a mixed-methods systematic review

Themes

Evidence (Study Code)

CERQual score and comments

Methodological limitations

Relevance

Adequacy of data

Cohrerence

Overall score

Mistreatment within maternity care

58, 59, 60

Medium

Medium

Low

High

Medium

Studies with quality scores of B to B-

Studies represented limited number of geographical contexts across Europe

Small number of primary studies (3), although thick data available.

Well grounded in the data

Barriers to accessing maternity care

58, 59, 60

Medium

Medium

Low

High

Medium

Studies with quality scores of B to B-

Studies represented limited number of geographical contexts across Europe

Small number of primary studies (3) although thick data available.

Well grounded in the data

Making things better

58, 59

Medium

Medium

Very low

Low

Low

Studies with quality scores of B to B-

Studies represented limited number of geographical contexts across Europe

Only 2 primary studies and very thin data from small number of participants

No convincing explanation for contrasting data