🚩 Red flags in pregnancy:
• Breast lumps can be dismissed during pregnancy/lactation due to normal physiological changes
• Moles may change in pregnancy, but dermatoscopy still essential
• New bowel habit changes? Take a careful history
#ClinicalAwareness #MBRRACE
📌 Cancer types during pregnancy (mostly):
• 1/3 Breast or Gynae
• 1/3 Gastrointestinal
• 1/3 Other
Early recognition and vigilance are critical. #CancerInPregnancy #MBRRACE
These findings show that progress is being made in reducing baby deaths but there is still important work to do, especially to tackle the gaps linked to deprivation, ethnicity, and how early in pregnancy a baby is born. #MBRRACE
The common causes of stillbirth and neonatal death remained the same in 2023. The cause of stillbirth remains unknown in one-third of cases. #MBRRACE
Persistent inequalities in baby deaths remained in 2023, with rates increasing for babies born in the most deprived areas for the third year running. Ethnic disparities also continued with Black and Asian babies more likely to die than White babies. #MBRRACE
Stillbirth rates decreased but neonatal mortality rates increased for the very smallest babies. Babies born at 22 and 23 weeks made up 25% of all neonatal deaths in 2023. #MBRRACE
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-p...
#MBRRACE
Rates of baby deaths continued to decrease in 2023, mostly due to a reduction in stillbirths. Compared with 2022, stillbirth rates were lower in every nation of the UK and fewer newborns died in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. #MBRRACE
The #MBRRACE perinatal mortality ‘State of the Nation’ report for deaths that occurred in 2023 has now been published. @oxpop.bsky.social
👉 read more: timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-p...
Safe #maternity care depends on #MDT combined expertise and training. UK maternal deaths relating to anaesthesia have reduced despite increasing obstetric anaesthetic care #CEMD #MBRRACE #ObstetricAnaesthesia
Fabulous start to a glorious Friday with some awesome nurses focussing on learning from #MBRRACE #Perinatal #HappyHeart @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
In 2021-23, 254 women died during or soon after pregnancy among 2,004,184 maternities, meaning that the rate of maternal death for this period was 12.67 per 100,000 maternities #mbrrace
#RaceHealthDisparity 😞Maternal death rates in the UK have increased to levels not seen for almost 20 years. Black women have 3x & Asian women 2x higher risk of maternal death. Unclear how or where their #patientvoice #serviceuseradvocacy is heard. #MBRRACE reports are not for the faint hearted… 😞
Really important & innovative resource to support those who may need language support #mbrrace
We co-produced tools such as this poster and communication cards to use in emergencies & whilst trying to access an interpreter.
The latest MBRRACE-UK report showed that half of women whose baby died didn't have an interpreter when contact was made.
#MBRRACE #interpreters #maternity
5/5
And helpful section for those of us working clinically to make the best of the services considering legal implications and best practices
#MBRRACE #interpreters #maternity
4/5
Interactive so you can skip to the section relevant to you. Including here for commissioners who are paying for interpretation and translation services
#MBRRACE #interpreters #maternity
3/5
The latest #MBRRACE perinatal confidential enquiry into the care of recent migrant women with language barriers who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death is released today - 50% of their care contacts took place without any interpreter https://buff.ly/2HR30eT
Our next talk, from obstetrician Dr Chiara Petrosellini, focuses on sleep in the perinatal period.
There are implications for maternal mental health: a recent #MBRRACE report identified a link between sleep disturbance and maternal suicide
#RCPsychPeri #PeriConf2024 #Psychsky #maternalmentalhealth
