Maternity: Reports

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• Integrating a sense of coherence into the neonatal environment
  Family centred care (FCC) is currently a valued philosophy within neonatal care; an approach that places the parents at the heart of all decision-making and engagement in the care of their infant. However, to date, there ...
  
  Publisher: BMC Pediatrics
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Managing slow growth in preterm infants fed on human milk
  The benefits of human milk for the preterm infant are well documented. However, after the first 2–3 weeks following delivery, the nutrient content in human milk may be insufficient to promote growth in the rapidly growin ...
  
  Publisher: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Donor human milk for preterm infants: Practice considerations
  Breastfeeding is universally accepted as the normal and unequalled method of feeding newborn infants.
  
  Publisher: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Implementation of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project in the UK (Journal article)
  The International Fetal and Newborn Growth Consortium for the 21st Century (INTERGROWTH-21st) is a large-scale, population-based, multicentre project involving health institutions from eight geographically diverse countr ...
  
  Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Long-term effects of breastfeeding: a systematic review
  In 2007, WHO carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis on the long-term consequences of breastfeeding. The Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health of the WHO has now commissioned an update of ...
  
  Publisher: World Health Organisation (WHO)
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Surviving the first day: state of the world’s mothers 2013
  The Mother’s Index, contained within the report, looks at 176 countries around the world that are succeeding – and failing – in saving the lives of mothers and their new-born babies. It assesses mothers’ well-being using ...
  
  Publisher: Save the Children
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Barriers to breastfeeding during the neonatal period (Journal article)
  The World Health Organization (2011) reports that nearly 40% of all deaths of children five years of age and younger occurred during the neonatal period. Furthermore, among the 3.1 million deaths that occurred among neon ...
  
  Publisher: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Reducing risk in maternity by optimising teamwork and leadership: an evidence-based approach to save mothers and babies (Journal article)
  Poor teamwork results in preventable morbidity and mortality for mothers and babies. Suboptimal communication and lack of leadership cost not only lives but also money that is diverted from clinical care to insurance and ...
  
  Publisher: Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Patterns of maternity care in English NHS hospitals
  The report presents a series of eleven indicators that can be used to compare the performance of English maternity units. It is the first of what will be an annual account by the RCOG of variation in care delivered to wo ...
  
  Publisher: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Reflections on the Canadian MOREOB obstetrical risk management programme
  In 2001, the Patient Safety Division of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada initiated and championed a new programme to improve patient safety performance in Canadian hospital obstetric units.
  
  Publisher: Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Quality indicator development and implementation in maternity units
  Measuring the quality of inpatient obstetrical care has generated considerable interest in recent years. Numerous quality measures have been proposed by national and international programmes and by obstetrics societies; ...
  
  Publisher: Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Screening for substance abuse in women's health: a public health imperative
  Alcohol and drug use is a significant public health problem with particular implications for the health and safety of women. Women who abuse these substances are more likely to have untreated depression and anxiety and a ...
  
  Publisher: Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Managing the risks of sepsis in pregnancy
  Sepsis is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. In the UK, sepsis is now the leading cause of direct maternal deaths.
  
  Publisher: Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• The UK Obstetric Surveillance System: impact on patient safety
  The UK Obstetric Surveillance System is a national system that allows for the collection of information on a range of rare disorders of pregnancy, enabling national descriptive, case-control and cohort studies. The popul ...
  
  Publisher: Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  Published Date: 2013
  
  
• Health Visitor Implementation Plan quarterly progress report: October to December 2012
  This report is an update on progress with the Health Visitor Implementation Plan 2011 to 2015, a four year project linked to public health improvement. The main aims of the implementation plan are to improve services and ...
  
  Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
  Published Date: 2013