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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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Content ArticleObstetric incidents can be catastrophic and life-changing, with related claims representing the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts’ (CNST) biggest area of spend. The Maternity Safety Strategy set out the Department of Health and Social Care’s ambition to reward those who have taken action to improve maternity safety supported through the Maternity Incentive Scheme. Year four of the Maternity Incentive Scheme launched on 9 August 2021. The scheme supports the delivery of safer maternity care through an incentive element to trust contributions to the CNST. The scheme, developed in partnership with the national maternity safety champions, Dr Matthew Jolly and Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, rewards trusts that meet ten safety actions designed to improve the delivery of best practice in maternity and neonatal services. In the fourth year, the scheme will further incentivise the ten maternity safety actions from the previous year with some further refinement.
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Content ArticleThis training documentary by the South East Perinatal Mental Health team explores race inequalities within the NHS maternity system. It uncovers the stories behind the MBRRACE report figures and looks for answers from leading race and diversity health professionals and campaigners. In the film, midwives and mothers talk frankly about the issues and how individuals can make a difference to create a positive impact on race inequality outcomes for mothers and within maternity teams.
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Content ArticleIn this article for the Maternity & Midwifery Forum, Kirstin Webster, NMPA Neonatal Clinical Fellow, describes the role of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit. She presents results from research using the audit’s data on births during the major period of the pandemic, and the recent audit report of the effects of ethnicity and socio-economic deprivation on maternity and perinatal care. She highlights inequalities in outcomes and joins the call to investigate the causes of these disparities.
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Content ArticleThis article in Frontiers in Global Women's Health highlights the importance of using sexed language to enable effective communication in pregnancy, birth, lactation, breastfeeding and newborn care.
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Content ArticleThe NHS Race & Health Observatory (RHO) has published a rapid review into ethnic health inequalities across a range of areas. This report is the first of its kind to analyse the overwhelming evidence of ethnic health inequality through the lens of racism. The NHS has longstanding problems with ethnic inequalities in terms of access to, experiences of, and outcomes of healthcare. These issues are rooted in experiences of structural, institutional and interpersonal racism. The review focussed on priorities set by the RHO relating to ethnic inequalities in: mental healthcare maternal and neonatal healthcare digital access to healthcare genetic testing and genomic medicine the NHS workforce.
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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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Content ArticleThis report was commissioned by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, with research led by Leeds Beckett University in collaboration with the University of Sheffield and the University of Oxford. It aims to inform those involved in the care of pregnant women in the UK about the relationship between social determinants of health and the risk of maternal death.
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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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RCM - Midwife number slumps (7 February 2022)
Patient-Safety-Learning posted an article in Maternity
In this blog, Stuart Bonar, Public Affairs Advisor at the Royal College of Midwives, looks at the growing midwifery workforce crisis in the UK. For the first time since records began, the number of midwives is falling year-on-year. The impact on those midwives who remain in the NHS is bigger workloads and decreasing wellbeing. The author calls on the government to pay attention to the situation, and suggests that an adequate pay rise for midwives and midwifery assistants should be part of the solution to falling staff numbers. -
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This is the second in our new series of Patient Safety Spotlight interviews, where we talk to different people about their role and what motivates them to make health and social care safer. Marie talks about her campaign for justice for families affected by hormone pregnancy tests, why she is passionate about reforming medicines regulation and the important role patient campaigners play in improving patient safety. -
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In this interview, Dr Alice Ladur talks about her experience of using the Whose Shoes? approach to increase male partners’ involvement in maternity care in Uganda. Whose Shoes? is a co-production tool that uses a board game to help participants share experiences and reflect on their experiences of services. Alice describes the importance and impact of involving partners and families in antenatal care and highlights the value of adapting interventions to specific cultures and locations. -
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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NHSE's Core20PLUS5 – An approach to reducing health inequalities
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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 is the transcript of a Westminster Hall debate in the House of Commons on fulfilling the recommendations of the Cumberlege Report.
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Being fat & pregnant is not a crime (29 January 2022)
Patient-Safety-Learning posted an article in Maternity
In this blog for Refinery29, Sadhbh O'Sullivan looks at the issues faced during antenatal care by pregnant women who are overweight. She recounts the perspectives of several pregnant women who felt dehumanised and blamed for their weight during pregnancy. She also highlights issues with the way in which risks are communicated to pregnant women, with overcommunication and overestimation of risk causing anxiety and sometimes making women reluctant to engage with maternity services. She also discusses failures of informed consent, the role of comorbidities and the impact of wider health inequalities. -
Content ArticleThis index of medications provides evidence-based patient leaflets about the use of different medicines in pregnancy. The leaflets are produced by the UK Teratology Information Service (UKTIS). Women can look up medications to understand their impact on pregnancy and how they may affect the chances of miscarriage and birth defects, and provide information on their own pregnancy to add to the knowledge base around medicines in pregnancy.
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Content ArticleThis campaign from Kit Tarka Foundation aims to remind anyone coming into contact with a young baby to remember their T-H-A-N-K-S: Think Hands And No Kisses. Young babies are particularly susceptible to infections, but many people are unaware of the risks and what they can do to reduce them.
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Statement from Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to the House on establishing a Special Health Authority for Independent Maternity Investigations. -
EventuntilThe Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) sets out a new approach to learning and improving following patient safety incidents across the NHS in England. This workshop will cover key information and questions regarding the transition to PSIRF within maternity settings. Audience: PSIRF webinars are open to everyone to attend, including both NHS and arm’s length bodies Presenters: Tracey Herlihey, Head of Patient Safety Incident Response, NHS England Lauren Mosley, Head of Patient Safety Implementation, NHS England, TBC Register
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EventuntilLearn from Dr Bill Kirkup and other key speakers about recent National Maternity Service Reviews and how they are changing practice. Register
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Black Maternal Health APPG Meeting
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untilThe Black Maternal Health All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is having a meeting to discuss various updates and new improvements that have been made in the maternity world. The meeting will be hosted and chaired by Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP, Chair of the APPG and the Secretariat of the APPG is provided by Five X More CIC The E8 Group and Mimosa Midwives. The APPG aims to raise awareness of the issue of racial disparities within maternal healthcare and offer solutions to end this. Register -
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SEIPS masterclass in maternity
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untilThe Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) encourages investigations across the NHS to apply the Systems Engineering for Patient Safety (SEIPS) approach. This 2.5 hour masterclass will focus on using SEIPS in maternity. SEIPS trainer Dr Dawn Benson has extensive experience of using and teaching SEIPS, as a Human Factors tool, in health and social care safety investigation. She will be joined in these masterclass sessions by clinical subject experts. The masterclass will be limited to a small group to ensure in-depth learning. The course costs £50 per person. Pre and post class materials will be provided. Book a place
