Just a word in support of the Laura's work from a service-user perspective.
In my PhD research (a very small qualitative study) I actually did come across a mother who had fallen on the postnatal ward, in the context of generally poor postnatal care (as seen from her perspective), and so I think it would be fruitful if this workstream could support the more general work needed to ensure that postnatal care is always effective and woman-centred.
As I see it, a fall may be rare but - just like other adverse events - it might also be the tip of the iceberg where there is a lack of attention to personalised care on the ward more generally. So what can we learn from the context in which falls happen in terms of attention to safe staffing levels etc? And if we could also get the issue of the need for wider postnatal beds higher on the agenda out of this work (to address fear that baby might fall out of a single bed)/ better access to the postnatal ward for the woman's chosen supporters (so women are better supported in the way they choose), well surely that would be a really good result!
Jo Dagustun
Volunteer, AIMS
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