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Facebook

Mon 2nd Mar 2009 by Ben Palmer.

We have an active group on Facebook. Please join our group and invite your Facebook friends as well!

Jessica's Trust Facebook group

We also have a page on the Facebook Causes application. Please join our cause.

Jessica's Trust Cause on Facebook


MEOWS

Tue 14th Oct 2008 by Ben Palmer.

Modified Early Obstetric Warning Score charts are instantly clear and they can save a life. What are they, though?

They are a single sheet chart, with time tracked across the top, where observations - pulse, blood pressure, temperature and a whole host of others - can be marked in the columns …


State of play

Mon 13th Oct 2008 by Ben Palmer.

… be created as well, and many other methods of raising awareness to explore.

We're busy on Facebook too, with our group, cause and fan page.

So much of this is easy to achieve, at little or no cost, but as we broaden our horizons, it inevitably costs more.

You know what's coming, don't you?

If you would like to make a donation to help us in our work, we would be extremely …


Anniversary request

Mon 30th Jun 2008 by Ben Palmer.

Four years ago today, a good mother died unnecessarily from an archaic illness. The world may not have noticed immediately, but the three year old boy crying in his bed, the six day old girl feeding in her father's arms and the grieving widower did.

Together the three of us have kicked, …


Facebook

Tue 15th Jan 2008 by Ben Palmer.

This evening I created a new Facebook group, also called Jessica's trust.

For those of you who use Facebook, you may like to join the group, and help spread the word about our campaign to raise awareness of childbed fever by inviting your online friends to join as well.

Thank you all for your recent messages of …


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 …


Like a Diamond

Sat 28th Jul 2007 by Ben Palmer.

… that the government and the NHS will take notice of our need for our mothers.

If you're on Facebook, you can help spread the message by joining the group, Petition to end Childbed Fever. Then, please, invite all your friends to join and encourage them to sign the petition too. It'll only take a second, but it could delay one other Diamond in the Sky.




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.
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What are the symptoms? »
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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.
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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.
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This website contains general information about childbed fever. The information is not complete or comprehensive. You should not rely on the information on this website as an alternative to medical advice from your doctor or healthcare provider. If you have any specific questions about childbed fever (or any other medical condition) you should consult your doctor or other healthcare provider; and if you think you may be suffering from childbed fever (or any other medical condition) you should seek immediately medical attention. You should never delay seeking medical advice, disregard medical advice, or discontinue medical treatment because of information on this website.
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