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100km Dog Walk in September tracker

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Our response to the Women's Health Strategy for England

The Department for Health and Social Care has today published the first ever government-led Women’s Health Strategy for England.

Posted 20 July 2022

Marc Harder, National Bereavement Care Pathway Lead at Sands and Kathryn Sansby, Bereavement Midwife at East Lancashire NHS Health Trust

100 NHS Trusts committed to National Bereavement Care Pathway

We are delighted to announce that 100 NHS Trusts in England have now committed to the National Bereavement Care Pathway...

Posted 19 July 2022

Gemma's story

Our baby was due in March 2020. It was my first pregnancy, and everything was completely fine right up until about 36 weeks, when I developed a liver condition called obstetric cholestasis.

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Photo of front page of report. Text reads The Contribution of Newborn Health to Child Mortality Across England. The third National Child Mortality Database thematic report.

National Child Mortality Database Report shows better maternity care can save lives

Research from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) shows that better support and care for women during pregnancy and birth...

Posted 14 July 2022

The ENHANCE Study

The ENHANCE Study Healthcare professionals' experiences Parents & families' experiences Neonatal death The ENHANCE study is looking at parents’ and...