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Preconception health inequalities exist between underserved migrant women and UK-born women, but evidence for why they occur is scant. We aimed to explore the opportunities, needs and barriers to contraception and preconception health among underserved migrant women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty interviews and two focus groups were undertaken with 38 migrant women (asylum seekers, refugees and those with no recourse to public funds) aged 18\u201349 years from a diverse range of countries living in England. Those in non-English languages (Kurdish Sorani, Dari, Farsi, Arabic, Turkish and Punjabi) were undertaken with an interpreter or by community researchers in their own language. Data were analysed thematically.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The women described traumatic life experiences and cultural pressures to have children. Awareness of preconception health and contraception varied. Most women preferred non-hormonal contraception. Many had never heard of sexual health clinics and believed only GPs could offer contraception. Healthcare communication was limited by lack of interpreters as well as some women being unable to read or write.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>More support is needed for accessing contraception and preconception care from primary care. Healthcare communication regarding preconception health and contraception is needed in relevant languages and should be accessible to those who cannot read or who have no pre-existing knowledge of contraception. Healthcare professionals need to be cognisant of women\u2019s previous trauma including stillbirth, baby loss and non-consensual sex.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjsrh-2026-203367","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]],"date-time":"2026-09-10T17:25:26Z","timestamp":1789061126000},"page":"bmjsrh-2026-203367","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Opportunities, needs and barriers to preconception health and access to preferred contraception: a qualitative study of underserved migrant women"],"prefix":"10.1136","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5892-0729","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Majel","family":"McGranahan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Felicity","family":"Boardman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shahla","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brushstrokes Community Project, Birmingham, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lovepreet","family":"Kaur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Brushstrokes Community Project, Birmingham, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neha","family":"Pathak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University College London, London, UK"},{"name":"Central North West London NHS Trust, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Oyinlola","family":"Oyebode","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026092310201966000_bmjsrh-2026-203367v2.1","unstructured":"Office for National Statistics . 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