Maternity and Newborn
What did we say in Healthy Ambitions?*
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The Maternity and Newborn Care Pathway recognised the inequalities faced by babies born in Y&H – with particular variation in rates of breastfeeding within and between our PCT areas. They also recognised that the experience of NHS care could vary for women during pregnancy, birth and post-natally.
They therefore recommended that:
- Latest national guidance e.g. Maternity Matters should be strongly backed
- Levels of consultant staffing should be in line with Royal College guidance
- Action should be taken to improve rates of breastfeeding
- Action should be taken to reduce smoking in pregnancy
- The quality and consistency of information for pregnant women should be improved
- Midwifery time should be prioritised for women who need it most.
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