Briefing paper: Birthing outside of guidance

Briefing paper

We have identified ‘birthing outside of guidance’ as a national learning theme through our maternity investigations. Between September 2018 and December 2023 we have made recommendations relating to birthing outside of guidance 33 times. 
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Briefing paper: Learning from resuscitative hysterotomy after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Briefing paper

The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme has published a new briefing paper sharing learning from investigations of resuscitative hysterotomy (RH) following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in pregnancy. The paper is intended to support midwives, obstetricians, anaesthetists, …
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Second COMPASS programme launched

Programme

We are announcing today a second pilot programme of our innovative assessment tool designed to examine the impact of organisational culture on safe care. The initial pilot of the MNSI tool, called COMPASS – Culture of Organisations and its iMpact on PAtientS’ Safety ­­– ran in spring 2025.
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