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Content ArticleMollie Daisy Dimmock died from perinatal asphyxia due to hypoxia 34 minutes after being delivered. This was caused by umbilical cord compression from shoulder dystocia which lasted for five minutes before Mollie was fully delivered. In his report, the Coroner Crispin Butler raises concerns about the NICE guidance in relation to intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies.
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Content ArticleIn this podcast, Gill Phillips speaks to Nadia Leake and Rachel Collum, parents of premature babies who had long stays in neonatal care after birth, about the importance of Family Integrated Care. Gill developed Whose Shoes?® as a tool to allow people to 'walk in other people's shoes'. Through a wide range of scenarios and topics, Whose Shoes?® helps groups explore many of the concerns, challenges and opportunities facing the different groups affected by the transformation of health and social care.
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News ArticleMore than £100 million has been paid out in damages by one hospital trust over 10 years after its maternity units were accused of being responsible for dozens of deaths and stillbirths, Channel 4 News has revealed. From April 2010 to March 2021, £103,097,198 was paid out by the Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust involving 176 obstetrics claims, according to NHS Resolution figures obtained by a freedom of information request. Of those claims made against the trust, 36 related to mothers and children dying, 27 referred to stillbirths and 55 concerned babies born with brain damage or cerebral palsy. Gabriela Pintilie died in Basildon University Hospital, which is run by the trust, in 2019 after losing six litres of blood giving birth, and a coroner said there were “serious failings” in her care. Basildon University Hospital’s maternity unit was twice rated inadequate in 2020, following two separate inspections, with a report saying the service “did not always have enough staff to keep women safe”. The report also criticised “longstanding poor staff culture” which had “created an ineffective team”. In August 2020, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued a warning notice to the hospital as inspectors found six serious incidents occurred between March and April that year in which babies were born in a poor condition starved of oxygen and at risk of brain damage. Read full story Source: Channel 4 News, 14 January 2022
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News ArticleA trust has warned it could be forced to restrict maternity services due to a high midwife vacancy rate, and large numbers unvaccinated among the current staff. The government has mandated that all patient-facing NHS staff must have had two covid vaccination doses from 1 April — meaning they will need to have received their first dose by 3 February. If not, they can be redeployed to non patient-facing roles, or face dismissal. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust’s board heard on Tuesday that the current numbers pose a “significant operational problem” amid efforts to encourage more staff to get both covid jabs before the government’s deadline. The board meeting was told that, of the trust’s 7,550 staff, approximately 1,300 workers – or 17.4% – do not have a vaccination recorded against them, with the areas of greatest concern being women’s and children’s health, geriatric services, the emergency departments and some clinical support services. At the board meeting, BHRUHT chief executive Matthew Trainer said: “The vacancy rate, plus the unvaccinated rate, would put us in quite a serious position. “At the minute, for example, the Queen’s Birth Centre [at Queen’s Hospital in Romford, east London], I don’t think, has been open since I got here. I couldn’t see any circumstances in which it would reopen if we lost another chunk of midwives, for the foreseeable future certainly, in terms of vaccination. “I think it would leave us in a position where we’d have to look at constraining services and focusing in on core [services], establishment being focused on the labour ward, looking at complex births and making sure we’re doing everything we possibly can to manage it as safely as possible.” Read full story (paywalled) Source: HSJ, 12 January 2022
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Content ArticlePrisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Sue McAllister has published the independent investigation into the death of a baby (Baby B) at HMP Styal on 18 June 2020. The PPO was concerned that there were missed opportunities to identify the urgent clinical attention that Ms B, the baby’s mother, needed during that evening. The investigation found gaps in prison nurse training about reproductive health, long-acting reversible contraception and recognition of early labour, and the PPO has made recommendations to remedy these issues in all women’s prisons. View the report
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Content ArticleA midwife in England shares their experiences of working in the NHS in 2021. They describe the mental and physical impact of having to work beyond capacity on a daily basis, a situation caused by a staffing crisis in the midwifery workforce. The impact of this is that more midwives are leaving the NHS as they are unable to cope with these pressures, which makes the workload for remaining staff even heavier.
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Content ArticleThis article in The BMJ discusses the consequences for practising doctors of the 2015 Montgomery v Lanarkshire Case. The case was brought by Nadine Montgomery, a woman with diabetes and of small stature, after she delivered her son vaginally and experienced complications during the birth which resulted in her son having cerebal palsy. Her obstetrician had not disclosed the increased risk of this complication in vaginal delivery, despite Montgomery asking if the baby’s size was a potential problem. The Supreme Court ruling in her favour established that a patient should be told whatever they want to know, not what the doctor thinks they should be told.
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EventuntilJoin us for a series of free online webinars brought to you by Bolt Burdon Kemp’s specialist Women’s Health Team to help raise awareness of racial inequality in maternal healthcare. Hear from leaders and influencers in maternal healthcare, focusing on changes required across the profession to improve the level of care provided to those who identify as ethnic minority mothers and birthing people. We have a fabulous line up of expert speakers and each webinar will be followed by a Q&A session. Come and join us for a chance to contribute to the discussion and share experiences. This webinar will be led by Natasha Smith, Founder of Eden’s Script and Benash Nazmeen, Practising Midwife. To register, please email webinars@boltburdonkemp.co.uk - you will be sent a Zoom invite with joining details nearer the time.
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EventuntilJoin us for a series of free online webinars brought to you by Bolt Burdon Kemp’s specialist Women’s Health Team to help raise awareness of racial inequality in maternal healthcare. Hear from leaders and influencers in maternal healthcare, focusing on changes required across the profession to improve the level of care provided to those who identify as ethnic minority mothers and birthing people. We have a fabulous line up of expert speakers and each webinar will be followed by a Q&A session. Come and join us for a chance to contribute to the discussion and share experiences. This webinar will be led by Mars Lord, Doula Educator and Birth Activist. To register, please email webinars@boltburdonkemp.co.uk - you will be sent a Zoom invite with joining details nearer the time.
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Racial Bias in Women’s Health
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untilJoin us for a series of free online webinars brought to you by Bolt Burdon Kemp’s specialist Women’s Health Team to help raise awareness of racial inequality in maternal healthcare. Hear from leaders and influencers in maternal healthcare, focusing on changes required across the profession to improve the level of care provided to those who identify as ethnic minority mothers and birthing people. We have a fabulous line up of expert speakers and each webinar will be followed by a Q&A session. Come and join us for a chance to contribute to the discussion and share experiences. This webinar will be led by Dr Christine Ekechi, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Co-chair of the Race Equality Taskforce at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and spokesperson for racial equality. To register, please email webinars@boltburdonkemp.co.uk - you will be sent a Zoom invite with joining details nearer the time. -
EventuntilJoin us for a series of free online webinars brought to you by Bolt Burdon Kemp’s specialist Women’s Health Team to help raise awareness of racial inequality in maternal healthcare. Hear from leaders and influencers in maternal healthcare, focusing on changes required across the profession to improve the level of care provided to those who identify as ethnic minority mothers and birthing people. We have a fabulous line up of expert speakers and each webinar will be followed by a Q&A session. Come and join us for a chance to contribute to the discussion and share experiences. This webinar will be led by Elsie Gayle, Midwife and will include lived experience from a Pakistani mother To register, please email webinars@boltburdonkemp.co.uk - you will be sent a Zoom invite with joining details nearer the time.
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EventuntilJoin us for a series of free online webinars brought to you by Bolt Burdon Kemp’s specialist Women’s Health Team to help raise awareness of racial inequality in maternal healthcare. Hear from leaders and influencers in maternal healthcare, focusing on changes required across the profession to improve the level of care provided to those who identify as ethnic minority mothers and birthing people. We have a fabulous line up of expert speakers and each webinar will be followed by a Q&A session. Come and join us for a chance to contribute to the discussion and share experiences. This webinar will be led by Kate Brintworth, Chief regional Midwife for London and Wendy Olayiwola, National Maternity Lead for Equality NHS England and NHS Improvement To register, please email webinars@boltburdonkemp.co.uk - you will be sent a Zoom invite with joining details nearer the time.
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Content ArticleThis poster from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) provides information for midwives and midwife support workers on appropriate PPE for different scenarios in maternity care. It covers what to wear in different stages of care in both hospital and community settings if a patient has, or does not have, confirmed or suspected Covid-19.
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NHSE's Core20PLUS5 – An approach to reducing health inequalities
Sam posted an article in Health inequalities
Core20PLUS5 is a national NHS England and NHS Improvement approach to support the reduction of health inequalities at both national and system level. The approach defines a target population cohort – the ‘Core20PLUS’ – and identifies ‘5’ focus clinical areas requiring accelerated improvement. Supporting information about Core20PLUS5 -
Content ArticleThis guidance will help Local Maternity Systems align their Equality and Equality Action Plans with Integrated Care Systems health inequalities work. The guidance includes an analysis of the evidence, interventions to improve equity and equality, resources, indicators and metrics.
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Content ArticleThis presentation was given to the Colab Partnership virtual conference in July 2021. Gill Phillips, creator of the Whose Shoes? approach to coproduction and Dr Mary Salama, Consultant Paediatrician at Birmingham Children's Hospital, speak about genuine coproduction and why is it needed for children with medical complexity, giving practical examples from their work. A mother of a child with complex needs shares her lived experience, and paediatric surgeon Joanne Minford shares her experience of coproduction using Whose Shoes?
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Content ArticleThis leaflet by the Royal College of Midwives provides information for patients on how to prepare for a home visit from a midwife. It covers steps that patients should take to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19 including handwashing, wearing a face mask and reducing the number of people in the room.
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Content ArticleLindsey's doctor was so focused on the 52 pounds she'd gained during her third trimester, she missed a pregnancy disorder that could have killed Lindsey and her unborn child. Watch Lindsey's video where she talks about her experience and why it is important to find a doctor who respects you and who you can trust.
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Content ArticleIn this podcast, Gill Phillips speaks to Dr Alice Ladur who has used the Whose Shoes?® board game in her PhD project in Uganda, working with men to bring about culture change and improve maternal outcomes. Gill developed Whose Shoes?® as a tool to allow people to 'walk in other people's shoes'. Through a wide range of scenarios and topics, Whose Shoes?® helps groups explore many of the concerns, challenges and opportunities facing the different groups affected by the transformation of health and social care.
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Content ArticleIn a recent survey, the Patient Information Forum asked women how to make information on induction better. Here presented in poster form are the top 5 suggestions from an analysis of 1,200 comments. Read full survey results here.
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News ArticleEntire hospital units could be forced to shut because of staff quitting in protest at the government’s order that they must all be vaccinated against COVID-19, a senior NHS leader has warned. Chris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers, said that at one hospital trust in England, 40 midwives were refusing to get jabbed, raising fears that the maternity unit may have to close. “Trust leaders are acutely aware that, from April onwards, when Covid vaccinations will become mandatory, decisions by staff to remain unvaccinated could – in extreme circumstances – lead to patient services being put at risk,” said Hopson. “If sufficient numbers of unvaccinated staff in a particular service in a particular location choose not to get vaccinated, the viability and/or safety of that service could be at risk.” Hopson did not name the trust. But he cautioned that its maternity unit is “one representative example” of potential closures on grounds of patient safety that the government’s decision to compel NHS staff in England to be vaccinated or risk losing their job could lead to. Hopson said: “I was talking to a [trust] chief executive who said that 40 of the midwives on their midwifery service … were saying they were not prepared to be vaccinated. Those staff, given their skills and their expertise, are not easily redeployed but they’re also extremely difficult to replace." Read full story Source: The Guardian, 20 December 2021
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Webinar - Inequalities in maternity care (8 December 2021)
Patient-Safety-Learning posted an article in Maternity
This is the recording of a webinar about inequalities in maternity care hosted by the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA). The webinar features presentations on a Lancet article 'Adverse pregnancy outcomes attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in England: a national cohort study' and on the NMPA report 'Ethnic and socio-economic inequalities in NHS maternity and perinatal care for women and their babies'. The Q&A panel features: Professor Eddie Morris Clo and Tinuke, Five X more Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Professor Jacqui Dunkley-Bent Professor Marian Knight Professor Asma Khalil -
Content ArticleWomen are entitled to clear information on the risks and benefits of different options in order to make informed decisions about the birth of their babies. Rates of induction are rising. One in three pregnancies is induced in Great Britain, according to most recent data. Earlier this year Patient Information Fortum (PIF) members raised concerns about availability of information to support decision-making on induction of labour. PIF responded by collaborating on a survey with maternity charities including Tommy’s, Bliss and Birthrights. The results are sobering and show there is much to do to put personalised care and shared decision making into practice in maternity care.
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Content ArticleIn this blog, David Buck and Toby Lewis of the King's Fund describe NHS England and NHS Improvement's new 'Core20plus5' approach to tackling health inequalities. They identify risks to the effectiveness of the strategy and highlight the importance of a partnership approach to tackling health inequalities.
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Mothers and babies at risk as vital health services in England stay shut
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Mothers and babies are being put at risk as vital health checks and support services remain shut months after lockdown was lifted, health professionals and charities have warned. Face-to-face services for new families stopped when lockdown began in March last year and have not come back in many parts of the country. Now experts fear the spread of the Omicron variant and the reintroduction of some restrictions means the reopening will be delayed further. Missing services include drop-in baby-weighing clinics, tongue-tie clinics, face-to-face breastfeeding support and council-run baby classes and playgroups. Experts have accused the government of failing to prioritise the needs of a generation of babies and their parents, with cost-cutting and a shortage of midwives and health visitors blamed for the closures. Health visitor drop-in clinics are “no longer running” in nearly a third of areas, and around 28% of newborn checks are being carried out via phone or video call, according to the No One Wants to See My Baby report by charities the Parent-Infant Foundation, Home-Start UK and Best Beginnings. The Institute of Health Visiting said different interpretations of government guidance meant some areas had brought back full services while others had not, creating a “postcode lottery of support for families”. It questioned official advice that routine checks could continue to be done via video and telephone calls, warning there was no evidence these were “safe or effective”. Executive director Alison Morton said: “Alongside the concerns of parents, there is a growing body of evidence that childhood conditions and disabilities are being missed, and vulnerable babies and young children are being harmed, as they are invisible to services when these assessments are not completed face to face.” Read full story Source: The Guardian, 12 December 2021
