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Socioeconomic inequalities account for an estimated quarter of stillbirths, fifth of preterm births, and a third of births with fetal growth restriction, according to a study published in the Lancet of over one million births in England The nationwide study across England’s NHS was carried out by the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit team, who analysed birth records between April 2015 and March 2017 to quantify socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in pregnancy outcomes. They found that an estimated two thirds (63.7%) of stillbirths and half (55.0%) of births with fetal growth r- Posted
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Key findings Nationwide study of more than 1 million pregnancies in England finds that socioeconomic inequalities account for a quarter of stillbirths, a fifth of preterm births, and a third of births with fetal growth restriction—a condition in which babies are smaller than expected for their gestational age. South Asian and Black women living in the most deprived areas experience the largest inequalities in pregnancy outcomes. Estimates suggest that half of stillbirths and three-quarters of births with fetal growth restriction in South Asian women living in the most depriv- Posted
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Gender bias is leaving many women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder undiagnosed, leading psychologists are warning. The prevailing stereotype ADHD affects only "naughty boys" means at least tens of thousands in the UK, it is estimated, are unaware they have the condition and not receiving the help they need. "I used to tell doctors and therapists all the time, 'You've got to make this constant noise in my head stop. I can't think. I can't sleep. I can't get any peace,' but this was always dismissed as anxiety or women's problems," Hester says. Diagnosed with depressi- Posted
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Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Related reading Lisa Rampersad, The normalisation of women's pain, November 2020 Lucy Cohen, The pain of my IUD fitting was horrific... and I'm not alone, June 2021 Patient Safety Learning, Dangerous exclusions: The risk to patient safety of sex and gender bias, March 2021 Patient Safety Learning, Improving hysteroscopy safety, November 2020 Sarah Graham, Gender bias: A threat to women's health, August 2020 Stephanie O'Donohue, 'Women are being dismissed, disbelieved and shut out', Hysterical Women, November- Posted
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Tackling inequalities was “often not a main priority” for local health and care systems over the past year, the care regulator for England has said. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the pandemic had exposed and exacerbated inequalities, and most services demonstrated some understanding of these. But it found that tackling inequalities “was often not a main priority for systems, or strategies to identify and tackle health inequalities were not yet well established”. Issues included poor accessibility of information in different languages for some people, varying service provisio -
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Strategies for embedding equality, diversity and inclusion Strive to achieve best practice in recruitment, retention and career progression practices as employers throughout the employment cycle. Support the development of good diversity practice by collecting and sharing examples of practical activities that contribute to progress. Achieving good and exemplar practice over time. Having allies who can confront discriminatory practices. Goal setting with training. Discussions on the subtler aspects of discrimination. Top management support. Frami- Posted
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The report highlights the next steps that maternity services and the CQC need to take: For maternity services and local maternity systems Leadership: In line with essential action 2 of the first Ockenden review, Boards must take effective ownership of the safety of maternity services. This includes ensuring that they have high quality, multidisciplinary leadership and positive learning cultures. They must seek assurance that staff feel free to raise concerns, that their concerns and adverse events lead to learning and improvement and that individual maternity staff competencies ar- Posted
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The Patients Association: World Patient Safety Day 2021
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House of Commons Debate - Black Maternal Health Week (14 September 2021)
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Member of Parliament (MP) for Streatham, who secured this debate, reiterated the key statistics around black maternal health and mortality in the UK: Black women are still four times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth. Black women are up to 83% more likely to suffer a near miss during pregnancy. Black babies have a 121% increased risk of stillbirth and a 50% increased risk of neonatal death. Miscarriage rates are 40% higher in black women, and black ethnicity is regarded as a risk factor for miscarriage. Black mothers are twice as l- Posted
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How can we make birth safer for Black women?
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Key stats featured in the briefing paper are: 17% of over 65 years old said they lacked a suitable device to download a COVID-19 contact tracing app (Health Foundation 2020). 66% of all adults had never used the internet or apps to manage their health before the COVID-19 pandemic (Lloyds 2020). 19% of people booked GP appointments online in 2020 (GP Patient Survey 2020). The publication sums up its “top 10 takeaways” from the workshop. These include advice to: Address the knowledge gap – increase the quantity and quality of data, especially with poorly served- Posted
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The letter states that despite recent improvements, the current trajectory in reducing the rate of stillbirths means the Government will be a long way off achieving their National Maternity Safety Ambition to reduce stillbirths and neonatal deaths by 50% by 2025. It argues that tackling the inequality in outcomes for babies will be key to achieving that target, highlighting that compared with white babies, stillbirth rates for Black/Black British babies are twice as high, and, for Asian/Asian British babies they are 1.6 times as high. For babies from the most deprived families, stillbirth- Posted
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