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Title Maternity units could prevent 600 stillbirths a year if new national guidance is adopted, says NHS England Media name/outlet The Independent Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 30/07/18 Description In maternity units where the national guidance - known as the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle - was implemented stillbirths fell by a fifth, a guidance evaluation by the University of Manchester due to be published on Monday said. URL https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/stillbirths-nhs-stop-baby-midwife-pregnancy-children-healthcare-a8469231.html Persons Alexander Heazell Title How poor care in NHS maternity units could be causing 600 preventable stillbirths every year Media name/outlet Mail Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 30/07/18 Description Professor Alexander Heazell of the University of Manchester, said: 'This large scale evaluation of the NHS England Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle shows that the interventions to reduce cigarette smoking, detect small for gestational age babies, inform women about reduced fetal movements and improve monitoring of babies during labour, have been increasingly implemented in the early adopter maternity units.
'Over the same time period stillbirths have fallen by 20 per cent, meaning 161 fewer stillbirths in the participating units.'URL www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6005431/How-poor-care-NHS-maternity-units-causing-600-preventable-stillbirths-year.html Persons Alexander Heazell Title Maternity units 'could prevent 600 stillbirths a year in England' Media name/outlet The Observer Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 29/07/18 Description About 600 stillbirths a year in England could be prevented if maternity units followed national best practice, the health service said.
NHS England said practical steps including reducing smoking in pregnancy, and better monitoring of babies’ growth and movement in pregnancy and subsequently during labour, had already contributed to improved survival rates.
According to an evaluation of guidance on the issue, the lives of more than 160 babies were saved across 19 maternity units over a two-year period.
In maternity units where the national guidance, known as the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle, was implemented, stillbirths fell by a fifth, reported the guidance evaluation by the University of Manchester, which is due to be published on Monday.URL https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/29/maternity-units-could-prevent-600-stillbirths-a-year-in-england Persons Alexander Heazell
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- stillbirth
- pregnancy
- NHS