‘Alarming declines’ in patient safety as maternity care deteriorates – report

Authors also pointed to an uneven spread of the impacts of unsafe care, which they said were ‘greater in the North than the South’ (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Wire)

The rates of women dying during or shortly after pregnancy, and babies dying within 28 days of being born, have increased for the first time in a decade, according to new analysis.

It comes as a report found there has been “alarming declines” in patient safety across many areas of the NHS in recent years, with maternity care in particular deteriorating.