Pregnancy and Chicken Pox and Shingles
By Roisin O’Connor,
After contacting their doctor, women who develop chickenpox in pregnancy should be referred to a foetal medicine specialist
Pregnant women who have not had chicken pox should be advised to avoid people who have the virus and be referred to a specialist if they develop the rash, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaeocologists (RCOG) has said.
Estimates suggest chickenpox, which usually causes a mild infection in children, complicates three in every 1,000 pregnancies.
Published on Wednesday, the updated guidelines say that women should be asked...
Source: Cord Blood News - April 9, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: joyce at mazelabs.com Tags: babies blood disorder Cord Blood medical research parents pregnancy Chicken Pox Shingles Source Type: blogs
Pressure points: postnatal care planning
This report found that over a third (40%) of women were discharged from hospital before they were ready after having a baby. It also argues that women are not getting the level of postnatal care recommended by NICE and that continuity of care is suffering, leading to poorer care for women and their babies.
Report
Press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 5, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs
State of maternity services report 2013
Royal College of Midwives -The focus of this report is the collation and interpretation of some of the basic numbers that tell the story of the state of maternity services. It looks at the rising birth rate in England and also the complexity of the midwifery workload due to factors such as the continuing growth of births to older women.
Report
Links to previous reports
Royal College of Midwives - press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 11, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust public inquiry
This report is the result of a public inquiry into the commissioning,
supervisory and regulatory bodies in the monitoring of Mid
Staffordshire hospital between January 2005 and March 2009. Following
the earlier NHS inquiry in 2010, this report considers why the serious
problems at the trust were not identified and acted on sooner, and
identifies important lessons to be learnt for the future of patient
care. It makes 290 recommendations designed to change the culture of
care in the NHS; strengthen leadership; and improve openness and
transparency.
Final report
Press release
Further reading
The King's Fund - ...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 7, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Library Service Source Type: blogs
