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Masses of bodies

… anomalies are there in "Saving Mothers' Lives" that enable them to blame mothers for their own maternal death, I wonder?

Floods

… though I can't do them all.

The increase of sepsis, both in numbers and as a percentage of all maternal deaths tells me I need to be campaigning as hard as I can, but its stirred up a lot of feelings. Jessica is one of the statistics that the report covers, and it has all come flooding back to me - the pain, the fear and the total bewilderment after her death.

I'm just not up to it at the …

Dying to be a mother

… 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 from genital tract sepsis are up by a staggering 38%, from 13 to 18. The full Independent on Sunday article, Mothers at risk: Britain's real labour crisis , is on their website to read.

There seems to be some confusion within …

The petition's response

… expected there to be any sort of substance to it, but even so it is still alarmingly arrogant:

"Maternal deaths in the UK are extremely rare. Each is a tragedy, which is why the Government takes any maternal deaths seriously and funds the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (CEMD). Each avoidable maternal death is one too many."

Funding the CEMD is not actually taking action. The …

Petition - a final push

… illness and save mothers' lives.

Thank you for your support.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/maternaldeath/

The Three Rs

The petition has a month left to run before it is closed.

It's amazing that so many have already signed it, but there must be so many more people who would sign it, if only they knew about it. It would be equally amazing if everyone, rather than just sign it, told ten or more of their friends …

Why Mothers Die when nobody's Saving Mothers' Lives

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 …

Can I help?

Yes please!

Understand what childbed fever is

If someone you know is about to have a baby, tell her as well.

Please sign our petition

Make a donation

Please tell all of your friends, family and work colleagues about this website, particularly if someone you know is of …

What is childbed fever?

… lead to septicaemia.

Historically, childbed fever (puerperal sepsis) was the leading cause of maternal death in the UK but, due in part to antibiotics, cases have declined significantly since the 1930s and the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health reported no deaths attributable to sepsis between 1982 and 1984.

Since then, deaths have increased and septicaemia now accounts …

One’s only a number

… “Deaths from puerperal sepsis are very rare. The Department-sponsored confidential enquiry into maternal deaths 'Why Mothers Die' report for 2000-02 only identified five women who died of puerperal sepsis in the United Kingdom for the three years 2000 to 2002. This gives a maternal death rate of 2.5 per million maternities. The next report is due to be published later this year and will …