Maternal Care Bundle safety spotlights

Safety spotlight

We welcome the publication of the Maternal Care Bundle by NHS England and are delighted to have been a key contributor in its development. A series of safety spotlights follow.
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Safety spotlight: Late diagnosis of breech presentation

Safety spotlight

MNSI has completed a number of investigations where there has been a late diagnosis, in established labour, of a baby being in breech presentation during an induction of labour.
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Safety spotlight: HbA1c testing in women with sickle cell trait

Safety spotlight

Laboratory tests for glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) can underestimate past glycaemia in people with haemoglobin variants, such as those with sickle cell trait. This is because there is an increased red cell turnover in those with haemoglobin variants. This means that HbA1c tests, which estimate t…
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