In January 2021 MBRRACE published is latest report into maternal deaths. It was noted that between 2016-2018 23 women in the UK lost their lives to sepsis, accounting for 11% of all maternal deaths in that period. The report made a number of recommendations to improve these figures going forward.
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Hannah Blackwell speaks with an experienced midwife about symptoms to be aware of during pregnancy, and what to do if you don’t feel you’re being heard.
In October 2018, our client Mr C attended the Emergency Department of the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital in Lancashire, having called an ambulance after he woke up with slurred speech.
A fantastic study led by the University of Nottingham seeks to definitively assess the value of GBS testing in pregnancy in NHS maternity services in England. July 2021 is GBS awareness month #GBSAM2021 and studies such as this will be imperative, if supportive in its findings, in persuading the NHS to fund routine GBS testing in pregnancy and reducing the number of cases of early-onset GBS infection in newborns.
Over the last 20 years, there has been a growing recognition that sepsis is one of the most common and potentially life threatening conditions faced by the human race.
Faye Marks speaks with Professor Dimitrios Siassakos, Consultant in Obstetrics, about the importance of recognising sepsis in women who have recently given birth, including symptoms to be aware of, and what should happen if medical attention isn’t sought promptly.
In April 2018, our client went into labour and was admitted to hospital. Despite presenting with a persistently high temperature, no antibiotics were prescribed as she developed sepsis. Unfortunately, as a result of being prescribed beta blockers for atrial fibrillation, the severity of her sepsis was also hidden from medical professionals.