Strength-based approaches: a realist evaluation of implementation in maternity services in Scotland

Strength-based approaches draw on patients' strengths and perspectives to partner with them in their own care, recovery and problem solving. The effectiveness of strength-based approaches to address complex health problems has a growing evidence base leading to its incorporation within universal services in many countries. However, practitioners' understanding of implementation of strength-based approaches, such as how to agenda match, set goals and revise plans within universal services are under-researched. Maternity services are a key point of access to health services and women's experiences of them have consequences for families' future willingness to engage with public health provision. This study researched strength-based components of children's services policy, Getting It Right For Every Child, in maternity care in Scotland.