Sands - baby loss charity 💙🧡 Tommy's So v sorry to hear this! I had no indication. Read it in Health Service Journal Talking to colleagues across perinatal services the sense of disappointment is profound with everyone I’ve spoken 2 tonight expressing significant concern about safety & the wellbeing of children & mental health

Sands - baby loss charity 💙🧡 Tommy's Health Service Journal Unbelievable I’ve had to read this in Health Service Journal: I advocate for change, safety, inclusivity & family & staff voices to be heard pretty much 7 days a week & to read this inbetween family meetings in #Nottingham today is beyond shocking! How has this happened?! So disappointed

The MBRRACE-UK perinatal mortality ‘State of the Nation’ report for deaths that occurred in 2023 has now been published. TIMMS 👉 read more: timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-per…

Stillbirth rates were similar across most trusts and health boards, but neonatal mortality rates varied more. You can view the rates for each trust and health board in our data viewer:timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-per…

The RCOG has responded to MBRRACE-UK State of the nation report, UK perinatal deaths of babies born in 2023. Read more: brnw.ch/21wSuO4

While an overall reduction in stillbirths and neonatal deaths in 2023 is very welcome, widening inequalities are a real cause for concern. Put starkly, newborn babies are dying because of poverty and deprivation.

“Behind every one of these statistics lies a traumatic bereavement and a lifetime of grief." Data released today from MBRRACE UK has shown while rates of stillbirth & neonatal death in the UK fell in 2023, there are still certain groups at higher risk: bit.ly/44ZPhO8

Research released from our National Centre for Maternity Improvement is the first to report that disparities in stillbirth exist within individual hospitals & NHS trusts. The study analysed data from 1.3m births in England between 2015 and 2017: tommys.org/about-us/news-…

The Sands - baby loss charity 💙🧡 and Tommy's Joint Policy Unit’s latest report shows that failure to meet government targets for reducing stillbirths and neonatal deaths has cost hundreds of babies’ lives. It’s time for the government to take action. ➡️ jointpolicyunit.org.uk/saving-babies-… #BabyLoss

On Wednesday we published our annual Saving Babies' Lives Progress Report. Here I set out how a new national approach is needed to improve the safety of maternity and neonatal services. jointpolicyunit.org.uk/a-call-for-cha…

📢 Our latest Patient Safety Newsletter from Sir Jeremy Hunt MP is now available via Health Service Journal here. A roundup of patient safety news & developments over the last 2 weeks. 🔗 hsj.co.uk/patient-safety… #PatientSafety #MaternityCare #NHS

Adverse pregnancy events, such as stillbirths, neonatal deaths, miscarriages & ectopic pregnancy have a devastating impact to women & their families who experience them. For the first time, we've looked at the population-level impact on earnings & employment of these events ➡️

"Any new plan must deliver systemic changes. It can’t be about things that haven’t worked before, dressed up differently.” 🧵3/4

Clarity is needed to support improvements in the safety of maternity and neonatal services jointpolicyunit.org.uk/clarity-is-nee…

The Sands - baby loss charity 💜🧡 and Tommy's is going to publish regular 'featured charts' to spotlight key data. Our first focusses on midwife numbers in England jointpolicyunit.org.uk/featured-chart…

📢PSP Shortlisting survey The Stillbirth PSP is asking parents, professionals and anyone affected by stillbirth to prioritise the most urgent unanswered research questions. Your input will shape the future of research and care. Take part here: stillbirthpsp.org.uk/survey.php