What ' s new in midwifery - 5th September 2018

This report, the result of a nationwide Freedom of Information Act request, shows that the majority of NHS trusts in the UK make the process of requesting a caesarean lengthy, difficult or inconsistent adding anxiety and distress to women at a vulnerable time.”NICESurveillance reports (these report decisions to update, or not, existing guidance).Pregnancy and complex social factors: a model for service provision for pregnant women with complex social factors (CG110, 2010)– this will not be updated.  Details of the decision arehere. Medtech innovation briefingMIB155 - Neon EEG electrode for EEG monitoring in newbornsIn the news (all from the Guardian)NHS maternity units were forced to close 287 times last yearInquiry into deaths at NHS maternity unit widened (Shrewsbury and Telford)Express yourself! Celebrity mums lead breast pump boomStatisticsMaternity services statistics for England, May 2018 (NHS)Quarterly conceptions to women aged under 18 in England andWales: April – June 2017 (Office for National Statistics)SourcesBMJ alerts, King ’s Fund Library Health Management and Policy Alert, Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin ... and reading the Guardian on the train!
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