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World Cerebral Palsy Day: optimising opportunities and potential with access to suitable support
Posted: 04/10/2024
World Cerebral Palsy Day (#WorldCerebralPalsyDay) is on 6 October each year. It is a global initiative that started in 2012 with the stated aim of ensuring ‘a future in which children and adults with cerebral palsy have the same rights, access and opportunities as anyone else in our society’. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-progressive condition......>> -
Promoting ‘normal’ birth over patient safety: why are maternity doctors under pressure to prioritise certain modes of delivery?
Posted: 11/07/2024
When making a birth plan, most expectant parents choose the safest mode of delivery over other concerns. In order to make that decision, they need to be advised appropriately and given the relevant information about the risks and benefits of every option. This advice should be unbiased and focused on the safety of the baby and mother......>> -
Group B Strep Awareness Month: a simple test can save a baby’s life
Posted: 01/07/2024
July 2024 is Group B Strep Awareness Month. Group B strep is an infection, common in adults, that can cause serious illness and death in babies. It can be tested for during pregnancy, and antibiotics during labour significantly reduce the risk of it being passed to the baby. However, the test is not offered routinely by the NHS. It is therefore important......>> -
Understanding necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)
Posted: 26/06/2024
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious medical condition that primarily affects premature infants, particularly those born before 32 weeks of gestation. It is a condition characterised by damage to the intestines, which arises when the tissue in the intestines becomes inflamed and begins to die off. If NEC is caught early, the harm caused to the......>> -
Birth trauma report – ending the postcode lottery
Posted: 14/05/2024
In response to concerns about the standard of maternity care in the UK and the impact this is having on the safety of mothers and their babies, the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on birth trauma has this week published its report. In October last year, the Care Quality Commission ranked two-thirds of maternity units as ‘inadequate’......>>
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