The NHS has many dedicated healthcare professionals and other staff engaged in work to improve health outcomes for low income pregnant women, new mothers and children from diverse ethnic backgrounds, including the most vulnerable. Improving on this work requires an understanding of the areas in which this work is less effective than it could be and of the other barriers to health faced by this group. Black and minority ethnic women and children, especially from low income households, face worse maternal and child health outcomes and are more likely than the rest of the population to be affected by social factors impacting negatively on their mental and physical health and wellbeing. These inequalities and social factors are the focus of this report and its objectives are twofold: Firstly, to increase our understanding of the difficulties faced by black and minority ethnic women on low incomes in terms of managing their health before, during and after pregnancy and when promoting the health of their children. Secondly, to explore the potential of the VCSE sector to contribute to more good work and new strategies underpinning better health for this group.