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House of Commons Debate - Reducing Baby Loss (20 July 2021)
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This is the transcript of a backbench debate in the House of Commons focused on the UK Government's National Maternity Ambition to halve the rate of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and brain injuries that occur during or soon after birth by 2025, and to achieve a 20% reduction in these rates by 2020. -
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Nurses drafted in to shore up understaffed maternity unit
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Nurses are being drafted in to an NHS hospital to help support the maternity unit due to dozens of midwife vacancies. According to the Royal College of Midwives, they were worried the staff shortages were becoming more widespread as the NHS are becoming more desperate to fill the vacancies, however, the College has warned against using registered nurses instead of midwives as it could have an impact on the care of women and babies. Amid staff shortages at Basildon Hospital, there is now an active consideration to move planned caesarean sections to Southend Hospital, part of the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. One worker has said “Basildon doesn't feel like a centre of excellence at the moment. I worry that flooding a department with newly qualified midwives and agency workies is a recipe for patient harm.” Read full story. Source: The Independent, 28 July 2021 -
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Midwives reveal their fears for the safety of mothers and babies
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Midwives working at the Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust have told The Independent that "women are still at a risk of harm". This comes after Nottingham hospitals were investigated after it was found there was a high number of baby deaths and injuries on the maternity ward. However, midwives have revealed to The Independent that there are still not enough resources and support to help women deliver their babies safely. One midwife working in the community told The Independent: “They keep saying ‘We’ve learned our lessons, it’s not like that now’ – but it’s even worse now. It’s worse because we know about it and it’s still bad. Women are still at risk of harm. Even more so in the community.” Read full story. Source: The Independent, 25 July 2021 -
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Written evidence submitted by Donna Ockenden (EPE0025)
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In this written evidence, submitted to the Health and Social Care Select Committee, the Independent Maternity Review Team provides commentary on the following commitment: "The majority of women will benefit from the ‘continuity of carer’ model by 2021, starting with 20% of women by 2019." They outline a number of concerns around the safe implementation of Continuity of Carer, particularly where there are significant staff shortages and/or inadequate funding.- Posted
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Nottingham maternity scandal: families want independent inquiry
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More than 20 families have said they want a completely independent inquiry into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. One mother, Hayley Coates has said her baby was delivered with forceps, a fractured skull and was starved of oxygen, suffering major brain injuries after a very difficult labour. An inquest this year found serious failings in the service Hayley received after her baby Kaylan, died of an infection a week later. "I was pushing and pushing and nothing was happening. I kept saying the baby isn't coming and I need to go for a Caesarean, but staff kept saying I was going to have the baby naturally," Hayley has said. NUH chief executive Tracy Taylor has said, "We apologise from the bottom of our hearts to the families who have not received the high level of care they need and deserve, we recognise the effects have been devastating". Read full story. Source: BBC News, 22 July 2021 -
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Maternity services may struggle if Covid-19 rates surge
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Health professionals have warned that if Covid-19 rates continue to rise, Maternity services may struggle to keep running. The Royal College of Midwives and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have said home births have been cancelled amid ambulance shortages. Leah Deutsch, a senior registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Royal Free Hospital in north London, has told The Independent that some women were unable to have their home births during the first and second wave of the pandemic. Read full story. Source: The Independent, 21 July 2021 -
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Action yet to be taken on stillbirth independent investigation
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Now, almost two years after a consultation on inquests into stillbirths was delivered, the government has yet to respond. It has recently been reported by MPs that 1,000 babies die preventable deaths each year due to understaffing and a culture of blame among the maternity ward workforce. However, despite pressure from campaigners and a promise by the government that a response would come in September 2019, it is yet to be published. The Department for Health and Social Care has told Byline Times, “work on analysing the responses to the consultation on coronial investigations of stillbirths has been delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic”. Read full story. Source: Byline Times, 14 July 2021 -
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Unlocking risk for pregnant women
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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned there may be a risk to pregnant women when next weeks restrictions relax. Experts are warning that infection rates among pregnant women may increase once the restrictions are lifted and encourage them to protect themselves and their families as women who are pregnant are more likely to become severely ill with Covid-19. RCN chief executive Gill Walton, has said: "Along with mask wearing, hand washing and social distancing, vaccination is a vital tool in the fight to protect yourself against this virus. Read full story. Source: BBC News, 15 July 2021- Posted
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The MASIC Foundation is the only multi-disciplinary UK charity to support women who have suffered severe maternal perineal trauma during childbirth known as OASI (Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury). They carried out an online survey in January 2021, exploring the impact of severe maternal perineal trauma on the physical and mental health of the women who sustained the injuries and on their relationship with their child. This report outlines the results and calls for several actions to improve care.- Posted
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A new independent inquiry has been launched after reports of mother and baby deaths at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust. According to patient safety minister Nadine Dorries, the inquiry will be led externally and will be examining cases going back to 2016. The review has been welcomed by families but they have said they want to be fully involved in the process including setting the terms of reference and making sure it is a truly independent inquiry. Read full story. Source: The Independent, 13 July 2021 -
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The charity Group B Strep Support (GBSS) has produced an information leaflet, written in partnership with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), aimed particularly at pregnant people and new parents and includes information on: What group B Strep is What group B Strep could mean for a baby How to reduce the risk of group B Strep infection to a baby The key signs of group B Strep infection in a newborn baby The leaflet, Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy & Newborn Babies, has been translated from English into 14 other languages and is available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, Hebrew, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali, Urdu and Welsh. Follow the link below to the GBSS website to access and download all versions for free. -
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Another maternity unit downgraded by NHS watchdog
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The Care Quality Commission has downgraded another maternity unit over 'blame culture' and concerns over safety. After an inspection was carried out, Salisbury Foundation Trust , which was downgraded from 'good' to 'inadequate' has been told it must make improvements after concerns were raised about safety and leadership of the maternity unit. Head of hospital inspection at the Care Quality Commission, Amanda Williams has said: “Following our recent inspection of Salisbury District Hospital’s maternity services, we found that women and babies using the service received effective care and treatment which met their needs most of the time. But most of the time is not good enough. Read full story. Source: The Independent, 10 July 2021 -
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Royal College of Midwives Podcasts
Patient-Safety-Learning posted an article in Maternity
A new series of podcasts by the Royal College of Midwives (RCN). Each month for 2021, there will be podcasts by the RCN that will focus on new developments and work being done by the College with it's midwife and and maternity support worker members.- Posted
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This is the transcript of a backbench debate in the House of Commons regarding the implementation of the recommendations of First Do No Harm report, published by the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review on the 8 July 2020, chaired by Baroness Cumberlege (also known as the Cumberlege Review).- Posted
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This review was undertaken as part of the remit of MBRRACE-UK to ensure that key learning and recommendations for changes to care and services for pregnant women during the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK are identified in a timely manner in order to implement rapid change. The report’s authors reviewed the care of all pregnant and postnatal women who died with SARS-CoV-2 infection, and women who died and whose care or engagement with care was influenced by changes as a consequence of the pandemic between 1 June 2020 and 1 March this year. Fourteen women died with SARS-CoV-2 infection, ten from COVID-19 and four from other causes, three further women's deaths were influenced by changes as a consequence of the pandemic. The report identifies several themes affecting the care of pregnant and postpartum women in the context of the pandemic and suggests that there needs to be wider awareness of how best to treat pregnant and postnatal women with COVID-19. -
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Culture of blame prevented staff admitting mistakes, report finds
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A new report into maternity safety has found due to a 'culture of blame' lessons haven't been learned. Jeremy Hunt, chair of the Health Committee has said 1,000 more babies a year would survive if the maternity service in England was as safe as Sweden's. Another expert report found a high incidence of brain injuries in maternity units. A new budget has been set out to help reduce the rate of stillbirths, neonatal deaths, maternal deaths and brain injuries by 2025. Read full story. Source: BBC News, 06 July 2021 -
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Nottingham University Hospitals Trust battles to fill 70 midwife vacancies
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In the wake of the Nottingham Hospital maternity scandal, the hospital is now trying to find 70 midwives to fill vacancies. In recent years, concerns about staff shortages and patient safety has been raised, with staff even writing a letter to the trust board over their fears. A spokesperson from the trust has said “We will endeavour to continue recruiting until all vacancies have been filled, and our staff will continue working tirelessly to improve services for local women and families.” Read full story. Source: The Independent, 05 July 2021 -
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1,000 babies die preventable death each year says a report by MPs
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A report by MPs has said 1,000 babies die every year as a result of lessons not being learned and blame being shifted despite a number of high profile cases involving maternity scandals. Jeremy Hunt who chairs the committee has said “Despite a number of high-profile incidents, improvements in maternity safety are still not happening quickly enough". The report also found that women from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to experience a higher rates of stillborn and neonatal deaths. The Department of Health and Social Care has been approached for comment. Read full story. Source: The Guardian, 6 July 2021- Posted
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This is the report of an inquiry conducted by the Health and Social Care Select Committee in 2020/21 which examined the ongoing safety concerns with maternity services and the action needed to improve safety for mothers and babies. It suggests that improvements to maternity services have been too slow to date and recommends several changes, including increasing in the budget for maternity services and reforming existing to litigation processes.- Posted
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Criminal prosecution is being considered by the NHS care watchdog over the maternity scandal at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust. Many babies have died in the maternity unit due to poor patient care and failings by staff. Evidence is now being examined as to whether the trust committed a criminal offence by not following the proper procedures and by not being honest with parents and families about the deaths of the babies. Read full story. Source: The Independent, 2 July 2021 -
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NHS chief admits hospital was not a safe environment for mothers and babies
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A leaked message to NHS staff on Thursday revealed Nottingham University Hospitals Trust NHS chief Tracy Taylor, admitted that the maternity ward was not a safe environment for women and babies. In the message, it was revealed that 37 new members of staff have been hired in an attempt to help improve services. She has said: “Improving our maternity services is one of our top priorities and we know how tirelessly colleagues in maternity are working to make those improvements". Read full story. Source: The Independent, 2 July 2021