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We award a programme providing neurodevelopmental services to infants in Ghana

10 December 2019

We're delighted to announce this year's winner of the �鶹��ý Global Programme Development Grant. Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH)'s one-year programme is identifying gaps in the quality of post-discharge care and how to make improvements and scale up, despite limited resources.

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Improvements made but more work to be done, says Britain's largest evaluation of NHS maternity and neonatal services

11 July 2019

�鶹��ý President responds to latest National Maternity and Perinatal Audit and says whilst the expansion of perinatal mental health support is particularly welcome, support services are under immense pressure. He urges an immediate moratorium on any further cuts so "pregnant women and their children ...

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Infant mortality rates “extremely worrying”

17 June 2019

According to figures published today by the Office for National Statistics, infant mortality rates in England and Wales have risen for the third year running. �鶹��ý responds.

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A focus on children's wellbeing - reflections on our St David's Day Conference

29 March 2019

For the final chapter in the "fetal life to adulthood" series devised by Dr Abby Parish, ST6 trainee at Swansea's Singleton Hospital, this year's conference looked at mental health and wellbeing. Here Abby reflects on another successful event before she leaves her position as our Wales Trainee Repre...

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�鶹��ý responds to Health Select Committee report

26 February 2019

The Health and Social Care Committee has published a report today about the first 1,000 days of life. Dr Max Davie, �鶹��ý Officer for Health Improvement, responds.

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�鶹��ý Global - saving lives, building bridges

20 December 2018

We are approaching the end of our first year of a quality improvement intervention in Rwandan district hospitals. �鶹��ý Global reflects on the successes and challenges of saving lives at birth in one of the world’s poorest countries.

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�鶹��ý responds to Bliss and Sands bereavement audit

10 December 2018

Baby loss charities, Sands and Bliss, have today released a report which reveals that most services lack sufficient specialist staffing input and appropriate facilities to support grieving families. Dr David Evans responds.

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Building a culture of care quality improvement - a dispatch from our combined perinatal programmes in Rwanda

4 December 2018

Mandy Lisle, a midwife working in our Rwandan Obstetric Care Programme in the country's capital city, tells us about the efforts of local health professionals and our 'Global Links' mentors to improve the care for mothers and babies.

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�鶹��ý Global wins BMJ award for excellence in medical education

1 December 2018

Congratulations to our Global team who have now won a prestigious British Medical Journal award for our work in Myanmar.

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�鶹��ý responds to RCOG obesity management recommendations

22 November 2018

New recommendations on obesity management before, during and after pregnancy have been released today by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). Dr Max Davie, Officer for Health Promotion, responds.