Thousands of new mothers in England readmitted to hospital after birth, figures show Exclusive: More than 14,600 women readmitted within 30 days of birth in last year, raising alarm over early discharges

Good news that this very basic data is now available; bad news is for how long it hasn’t been examined & action taken. Look forward also to attention paid to mothers not in hospital but seriously ill elsewhere: struggling HVs & GPs will not find them all.

National maternity and neonatal investigation: terms of reference

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Quite a few sensible & positive aspects here. But have I missed something about one of the government’s key aims for improving NHS, i.e. shift hospital to community? This could be highly pertinent to care on the maternity journey.

ManU played York City that year while I was at Uni of York. Nobody believes that now.

Michel lived locally to me, often picked up his son from school, who was in same class as my daughter. Ordinary father (in a good way); extraordinary man.

A valuable summary of the situation restricting midwifery practice in many countries, consequently also limiting quality & quantity of appropriately skilled care that women crucially need in pregnancy, birth & postnatal. Parents/families should demand the legislation to enable the care they want.

Two days, two herons; am I being storked? Lol.

Love ‘cereal monitoring’! Keeping fibre levels up?

Brilliant! Can you tell us more?

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#midwives look here to what @roylilley1.bsky.social says the NHS plan should do about maternity services... myemail.constantcontact.com/Research.htm...
Lets hope those in the Dept of Health and @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social take notice

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Regarding the planned NHS maternity inquiry, may I respectfully draw attention to this international call for better postnatal care? Please read, any who are involved @rcm.org.uk @nctcharity.bsky.social @birthcompanions.bsky.social

Yes, postnatal care and the 12 months after birth are repeatedly overlooked.

The emphasis on enhancing continuity of care is rightly identified in the NHS statement. Relationship-based care ensures improvement to outcomes, efficiency to the system & greater satisfaction for both professionals & women: importantly, evidence supporting other models of care is wholly lacking.

Agree 100%. It’s a bitter irony that numerical disparities in maternal mortality have recently reduced, only since more white women with higher incomes now die. Once again: look at the postnatal deaths. Authorities pass the buck on this from NHS to HVs to GPs: the Inquiry must solve this problem.

National inquiry into maternity care announced by Wes Streeting It will target the worst-performing trusts in England - and report back by the end of the year.

Some in the NHS say midwifery postnatal care for 10 days after birth is all that’s needed: not true. ‘Better Births’ policy pledged care for 6 weeks minimum. But a crucial move will be to co-ordinate care from NHS, health visitors & GPs so no sick & desperate mother falls through the lethal gaps.

NHS’s convenient term of ‘maternity & neonatal’ means the focus of care moves smoothly along from pregnancy to birth to baby: little or no attention paid to the new mother. Poor postnatal care is sadly reflected in the majority of maternal deaths occurring at that time @nctcharity.bsky.social

Very pleased to see a copy of my friend Chris Rose’s co-authored book Perceptual Engineering, published this year. He highlights use of all the senses, sometimes in unexpected ways - eg dogs who can detect cancer through smell - and urges wider thinking about how we can improve our own perceptions.

Might be a good idea to extend Covid vaccines to those of childbearing age.

🌍🎈 Today is the International Day of Play, a reminder that play is a right.

🎒In a world of targets & tests, #PlayMatters more than ever. It nurtures creativity, confidence & connection. It is how children learn.
🔗 early-years-reviews.com/play-matters
#InternationalDayOfPlay

@birthcompanions.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk @nctcharity.bsky.social

Razorbills and guillemots everywhere - also three small downy herring gull chicks pottering about on one of those steep rocks out there 😱

Galloway cliffs at Balcary Bay good enough for me today!

Government’s review must address ‘fundamental failings’ in UK’s parental leave system, WEC warns - Committees - UK Parliament The existing “broken” parental leave system has “fundamental failings”, which the Government’s proposed ‘full review’ must address head on, a new report by th...

Good to see today's @commonswec.parliament.uk
report on parental leave highlighting the poor level of #maternity & parental pay & calling for phased investment to improve it bit.ly/3Thd2tX

Investing more in maternity pay is both vital to the government’s missions, and affordable - Maternity Action Blog by Annah Psarros, Senior Policy Officer On 11 June, Rachel Reeves will deliver her first multi-year spending review settlement as Chancellor. Her spending review will need to show how spending ca...

Investing more in maternity pay is vital to the government's missions AND affordable: our message to the Chancellor
as the spending review nears: bit.ly/4kvjgT6

Enjoying the picturesque town of Kirkcudbright today. Lovely people there - it’s just nonsense to say the Scots are always in search of a bargain.

Microbiome: First bacteria we meet can keep us out of hospital For the first time, scientists show how our microbiome forms affects the risk of infection.

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Baby’s microbiome may protect against childhood viral infection UK babies with a specific mix of gut bacteria have a lower risk of being hospitalised for viral lower respiratory tract infection in the first two years of life.

New results on this key issue. Nothing here tells parents what to decide about mode of birth but it does add to their knowledge base @nctcharity.bsky.social
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Hello, both! Greetings from lovely Wales!

Pleased to see this initiative from @camdencouncil.bsky.social to help expectant parents. As said in report, the contact will also put parents in touch with other sources of support, while helping pay bills, clear debt, buy baby essentials, etc. @maternityaction.bsky.social @nctcharity.bsky.social

Aha! I see BH & SH turning up again in your @theguardian.com interview among other excellent authors e.g. Austen, Dickens, Adams. Have you visited Douglas Adams’ grave @highgatecemetery.bsky.social and left a reverent biro, as is traditional?

Excellent! I’m getting the picture now. ‘Tenant of Wildfell Hall’?