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Thu 24th Jan 2008 by Ben Palmer.CEMACH
Saving Mothers' Lives 2003-2005
Genital tract sepsis: Specific recommendations (7, page 97)
All health professionals must be aware of the symptoms and signs of maternal sepsis and critical illness and of the rapid, potentially lethal course of severe sepsis and septic shock: …
Links
Thu 24th Jan 2008 by Ben Palmer. British Journal of Midwifery
Cruise Bereavement Care
Confidential Enquiry into Maternal And Child Health
Department of Health
Healthcare Commission
NHS Direct
Nursing & Midwifery Council
Patients Association
Royal College of Midwives
Royal College of …
Further reading
Thu 3rd Jan 2008 by Ben Palmer.… Fever, it's causes and effects.
Confidential Enquiry into Maternal And Child Health
CEMACH Report: Why Mothers Die 2000-2002
CEMACH Report: Saving Mothers' Lives 2003-2005
The Contagiousness of Puerperal Fever 1843, Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
Encyclopaedia Britannica: Puerperal Fever
General Practice Notebook - Puerperal Infection
Healthcare A2Z
Unfamiliarity breeds infection
Wed 5th Dec 2007 by Ben Palmer. I have now downloaded a copy of "Saving Mothers' Lives" and am reading through it. A few paragraphs under the Genital tract sepsis chapter have caught my attention:
"As in previous Reports there was failure or delay in diagnosing sepsis, failure to appreciate the severity of the woman’s …
Dying to be a mother
Sun 2nd Dec 2007 by Ben Palmer.CEMACH's latest triennial report, now called 'Saving Mothers' Lives' is due to be launched on Tuesday. As I heard on Friday, the Independent on Sunday has seen an advance copy of its findings.
The bottom line is that, overall, maternal deaths are up 13% from 261 (2000-02) to 295, and deaths …
Why Mothers Die when nobody's Saving Mothers' Lives
Mon 13th Aug 2007 by Ben Palmer.The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health ( CEMACH ) publishes triennial reports reviewing all cases of maternal death. The most recently published report, ' Why Mothers Die ' is for the period 2000-2002, and I have often quoted (both in these pages and to the press) the statistics it found and also its recommendations, few of which seem to …
What is childbed fever?
Thu 21st Jun 2007 by Ben Palmer.… facts »
Lewis, G (ed) 2007. The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH). Saving Mothers' Lives: reviewing maternal deaths to make motherhood safer - 2003-2005. The Seventh Report on Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the United Kingdom. London: CEMACH. ↩
Your say
Fri 18th May 2007 by Ben Palmer. Although this site, campaign and petition is because of and in memory of Jessica, it is for the benefit of future Mums like her. These are just a few of the things that people have said and emailed since this campaign started.
"I am an Independent Midwife, a supervisor of midwives and writer. I …
What is childbed fever?
Childbed fever is an infection of the womb in new mothers which can lead to septicaemia. If left untreated infection will cause organ failure and death - even in young, fit mothers.more»
What are the symptoms? »
Childbed fever: the facts »
What's the aim?
We would like every parent and every midwife and doctor to know that childbed fever is still a very real threat to a mother's life.more »
Can I help? »
Who is Jessica?
Jessica Palmer was a Mum. She died in June 2004, at 34 years old, of childbed fever caused by Group A streptococcus.more »
Recent updates
- British maternity wards in crisis
- No.10 has responded to our petition. Or has it?
- Maternal deaths are an outrage
- What is the point of twittering anyway?
- Look at the bigger picture
- MEOWS: Recommended
- 'Midwife numbers to fall short'
- Mrs Brown gives away a free plug
- Life saving treatment wanted asap
- Topic for discussion
Recent comments
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