Florence ... the experience of becoming a mother in exile.

A short documentary film made by Anna Gaudion towards an MA in Refugee Studies at The University of East London. It was made as part of a collaborative project between Helen Murshali, Health Policy Advisor at The Refugee Council and Claire Homeyard, Consultant Midwife (Public Health) and Supervisor of Midwives, Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust. Central to the film are the accounts from women of why they sought asylum in the U.K. One mother, a teenager from the Democratic Republic of Congo with twin boys discusses, through an interpreter, her experience of becoming a mother. The aim of the film is to give these women a voice and to provide a forum where they can be heard. Parallel to these stories, Claire Homeyard liaises with a number of professionals to clarify issues around need and access to services. The film concludes with a short analysis of the possible consequences of the changing legislation and entitlement of failed asylum seekers to health care and maternity services.