Please take a look at the programme for the virtual conference presenting the MBRRACE UK Perinatal Confidential Enquiry Reports 2023 Anyone with an interest in maternity care and safety is welcome to attend Book here: buff.ly/4a993Xx

Black and Asian bereaved parents whose baby died before, during or shortly after birth have been sharing their experiences with us. The 56 parents who took part shone a light on care that works well, while also highlighting barriers, biases, and poor care. For some families,

Two reports from the MBRRACE UK collaboration published today, comparing the care of Asian, Black and White women whose babies died. Download the full report and recommendations: timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-per… TIMMS NPEU-Oxford

📢We are pleased to announce that we have published the PICANet State of the Nation Report 2023. The report describes paediatric critical care activity occurring within PICUs in the UK and ROI during 2020 – 2022. The report can be accessed via our website picanet.org.uk/annual-reporti…

The Sands - baby loss charity 💜🧡 Listening Project, published today, has also found differences in how bereaved Black and Asian parents were treated by healthcare staff. Families said not being listened to, or having their concerns taken seriously, led to missed opportunities to save babies’ lives.

‘Urgent action needed’ to reduce Black and Asian stillbirths and neonatal deaths, says RCM. Read more: buff.ly/3GJzkhQ

In the UK, reports show that stillbirth and neonatal death rates are higher among Black and Asian babies compared with white babies, and that rates of baby deaths are higher in areas of social deprivation. These differences have been evident for decades, yet there has been

Researchers TIMMS contributing to the launch today of the MBRRACE UK confidential enquiries into the care of Asian, Black and White women whose babies died. Full report and key messages in the thread below University of Leicester

We need to listen to women and engage to get the services right We can’t admire the stats anymore ‘Women’s ethnicity, nationality, & citizenship status was not always recorded well’ @midwivesASAM Benash MBRRACE UK Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE CNO CMidO_StrategyGrp Kate Brintworth

MBRRACE UK-UK has published two Perinatal Confidential Enquiry reports identifying where improvements in care may have made a difference to outcomes for women and their babies, and inequalities in care received by Black and Asian women. Find out more: brnw.ch/21wFm7D

Good to see coverage of the worrying findings from our latest report on BBC News (UK). No baby should have an increased risk of dying because of their ethnicity. We are demanding action. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan… 1/3

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Great talk at #PCCSSG24 by Sarah Seaton presenting working showing why Paediatric Critical Care Society clinicians have different perspective to neonatologists of NICU graduates. >60% of PICU bed days of those <2 years of age are for NICU graduates. adc.bmj.com/content/archdi…

Register now to join the free MBRRACE-UK online courses starting 3rd June 2024! Courses cover the content from the 2023 reports. buff.ly/4bQIZ3S

Another PICANet Audit presentation, Tim van Hasselt presenting analysis conducted by the wonderful Yuhe Wang TIMMS exploring the timing of neonatal discharge & the risk of #PedsICU admission ESPNIC

Out today, MBRRACE UK report on perinatal deaths of babies born in 2022, revealing wide variation in rates across trusts and health boards and inequalities by socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity remain. We must do more to end unacceptable inequalities

Have you booked yet for the MBRRACE-UK (MBRRACE UK) 2024 conferences? Virtual conference "Saving lives, improving mothers' care": 10th October, perinatal surveillance conference: 12th December. To book: npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/boo…

The 2024 Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care report highlights persisting disparities in maternal mortality, and makes the following recommendations for improving care:

Sophie Russell Royal College of Midwives 💙 emphasising the importance of consideration of social risk factors and additive effects of multiple disadvantage. Women with multiple vulnerabilities, including mental health, substance use and domestic abuse, are over-represented among women who died

Remembering all babies gone too soon. Those never met, those held but not brought home and those brought home who didn’t stay. All very much loved. #BLAW2024 #WaveOfLight