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No crawling

Tue 15th Apr 2008 by Ben Palmer.

… - the ones outside the house that I replaced last week - and confirmed woodworm. 'The quickest survey I've ever done,' he told me. He did examine the rest of the floorboards, upstairs and downstairs, and has prescribed 'fogging' under the ground floor. The rest of the house has a clean bill of health, fortunately.

His array of quotes, measurements, costings and policy documents covered the …


An Inspector Calls

Thu 28th Feb 2008 by Ben Palmer.

I had a visit from the VAT Inspector this morning. I got a bit behind with my VAT Returns and they wanted to make sure I wasn't up to no good.

Business has been slow to non existant for the past few years, so it didn't take long and we soon started to talk about what I was doing now. I showed …


Power to you, Mums

Tue 19th Feb 2008 by Ben Palmer.

… Internet, or of mums.

My sister in law very kindly posted a request for help with our awareness survey on a very busy Mums website earlier this afternoon.

The response has been absolutely fantastic: in seven hours well over 100 people have filled in the survey form and the website has been busier than in ages.

The information so far is:

a) extremely useful

b) very interesting

c) …


Our NHS, our future

Thu 24th Jan 2008 by Ben Palmer.

… also an online questionnaire for the public which runs for another month. (There is a separate survey for NHS staff.)

Short on opportunity to comment directly on maternity services, the questionnaire is nevertheless an opportunity to have a say in the NHS - that's what it's all about: ' Our NHS, our future '.

It's a fair bit longer than our own survey, but it only took me about five …


Campaign update

Tue 15th Jan 2008 by Ben Palmer.

… little bit of feedback to help us in our planning, so please spare a few moments to complete this survey - there are only a few questions!

Childbed Fever Awareness Survey


Childbed/Puerperal Fever Awareness Survey

Tue 15th Jan 2008 by Ben Palmer.

Our awareness survey has now closed, with over 1,000 responses, which was terrific.

Once we have had a chance to analyse the information, results will be posted, but in the meantime, please spend a few minutes reading about childbed fever, Jessica's Trust and please: sign our petition.


Dog walking

Thu 31st May 2007 by Ben Palmer.

Tuesday was an unexpected day. Being stuck at Jessica's father, Tim and stepmother, Marian's house with no car, I was going to look for a hire car to get us home and fill a temporary transportation problem, but a message left on my home answering service which was texted through to my mobile …


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.
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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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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.
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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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