Actions to Improve Care for Women, Babies, and Families: Next Steps
NHS England has outlined key metrics to enhance care for women, babies, and families, focusing on obstetric and neonatal units' performance.
- The proportion of obstetric units reporting a suspension during the previous fortnight.
- Internal and external neonatal unit suspensions, including the proportion of units reporting suspension to external/internal admissions for at least 1 period lasting 24 hours or more during the previous fortnight.
- Percentage of trusts where a woman has experienced a delay greater than 24 hours.
- The stillbirth rate per 1000 live births, as per MBRRACE definitions.
- The neonatal mortality rate per 1000 live births, as per MBRRACE definitions.
- The rate of women who had a postpartum haemorrhage of 1,500ml or more per 1000 women giving birth.
- Optimal perinatal care composite measure, including the proportion of babies born at less than 34 weeks receiving all relevant optimal perinatal care component measures, such as antenatal steroids.
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Author's summary: NHS England aims to improve care for women, babies, and families through key performance metrics.