The Thin End

There are still too many avoidable stillbirths, baby deaths and brain injuries that occur during term labour in the United Kingdom finds the latest report from Each Baby Counts . Dr Edward Morris, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, says of the report: “There are still too many avoidable baby deaths and brain injuries occurring during term birth in the UK – even one preventable case is one too many. We owe it to each and every one affected to find out why these deaths and harms occur, in order to prevent future cases where possible." Launched in 2014 by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Each Baby Counts is a national quality improvement programme that aims to reduce the number of babies who die or are left severely disabled as a result of incidents that happen during term labour. The programme brings together the results of local maternity investigations into stillbirths, neonatal deaths and brain injuries to understand ...