4 July 2021
In collaboration with the Royal College of Midwives and The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute at the University of Cambridge, £2 million will be used by Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) to test the best ways to spot early warning signs of babies in distress
£449,000 will go towards developing a new workforce planning tool for maternity medics to make sure patients get the medical support they need
Today (4 July), maternity safety minister Nadine Dorries is announcing £2.45 million funding which will benefit NHS maternity staff and improve the safety of the women and babies they care for.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is awarding the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) almost £2 million to lead the first phase of the Avoiding Brain injuries in Childbirth (ABC) Collaboration.
PHE calls for closer working between midwives and health visitors nursingtimes.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nursingtimes.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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New mums in Stoke-on-Trent will be offered help with breastfeeding through a new £32,000 peer support programme.
Fourteen volunteers have been trained up as breastfeeding helpers, who will be able to provide practical and emotional support to mothers and their babies in one-to-one sessions.
Black maternal mortality debate to be held in parliament today Parliament has a duty to hold the NHS to account, say FiveXMore campaigners
TODAY, PARLIAMENT will hold a debate on black maternal mortality at 6.15pm following efforts from campaign group FiveXMore and others.
The group cites research which found that black women are four times more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth and after childbirth.
The grassroots campaign group, set up by Clotilde Rebecca Abe and Tinuke Awe received over 187,000 signatures on their petition calling for “urgent action” to address the problem.
“Parliament has a duty to hold the NHS to account, to set clear targets and an action plan to address this racial disparity that has not changed for decades,” the group said.
NHS to spend £95m on improving England maternity care countytimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from countytimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.