Safety Spotlight: Patient Ethnicity Data Collection

Safety spotlight

MNSI has found that inaccurate or missing recordings of a woman’s ethnicity have impacted her subsequent pathway of care.
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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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MNSI thematic learning poster gallery

Poster gallery

On this page you'll find a selection of posters MNSI has presented at maternity and newborn safety conferences
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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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MNSI publishes British Intrapartum Care Society posters

Poster gallery

MNSI presents at the annual British Intrapartum Care Society (BICS) annual conference.
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MNSI publishes ISOM posters and abstracts

Poster gallery

MNSI is pleased to announce the publication of the abstracts submitted for the International Joint Congress of the International Society of Obstetric Medicine (ISOM) and the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ), Sydney, October 2024.
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Neonatal collapse alongside skin-to-skin contact

National learning report

HSIB legacy publication

National learning report
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Maternity investigation programme year in review 2022/23

HSIB legacy publication

Summary of highlights, themes and future work.
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Maternity investigation programme year in review 2021/22

HSIB legacy publication

Summary of highlights, themes and future work.
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Maternity investigation programme year in review 2020/21

HSIB legacy publication

Summary of highlights, themes and future work.
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