Hi Soo,

 

 

It’s so great that the NMPA report is being shared and discussed. We have received so many positive comments from different corners.

 

One thing I noted below however is that you have suggested that the NMPA data shows the overall CS rate is down at around 20.7%. However, the stats you are referring to are based on singleton, term, cephalic births so do not reflect the overall rate.

 

I wouldn’t want people to be misled into thinking that CS rates are falling when in fact they appear to be rising further. The overall CS rate among all births in England is actually 27.8% (as published by NHS Digital last week): https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30137

 

Best wishes,

 

Tina

 

 

 

From: Soo Downe <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 9 November 2017 at 14:02:23 GMT
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Subject: Re: First clinical report | Benchmark maternity services | Illustrated summary
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The CS, instrumental birth, and spont vaginal birth rates are really interesting (in the main report). It looks like CS overall might be down, at around 20.7%, but the variation is huge – from about 10%-about 30%, without much correlation with size of unit – and the induction rate is up to almost 50% in one Trust, and much lower elsewhere. Spont vaginal birth seems to range from about 55% to nearly 80%.

 

All the best

 

Soo

 

From: A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health research. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Page, Lesley
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Dear Jane

 

Thanks for this really useful report 

 

Lesley

 

 

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Jane Sandall CBE

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King's College London

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Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2017 6:42:45 PM
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Subject: First clinical report | Benchmark maternity services | Illustrated summary

 

Professor Sandall - Today we are pleased to announce that the NMPA has published its first annual clinical report View online | Forward to a friend                             Dear Professor Sandall     Today we are pleased to announce that the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) has published its first annual clinical report. The report presents a set of 16 outcomes for births between 1 April 2015–31 March 2016 in England, Scotland and Wales.     Read full report here         Benchmark maternity services     Use our interactive website to find and compare outcomes by site and trust/health board.     Find out more     Read the Executive Summary     Don’t have time to read the full report? You can read the Executive Summary below.     Executive Summary     Illustrated summary of key messages     We have produced a two-page illustrated summary of the report’s key messages.     Find out more         NMPA Report launch events             If you didn’t manage to book a place for the NMPA launch event at the RCOG today, there are still opportunities to attend other free launch events and hear first-hand about the Report’s findings.     Attend the Glasgow launch on 17 November     The NMPA team will also be presenting the results at the Better Together conference in Cardiff on Friday 24 November.     Find out more         2016-17 Data request - English trusts         We will shortly be in touch with the information departments of all English trusts to request an extract of electronic maternity record data for birth between 1 April 2016–31 March 2017. You may wish to examine your 2015/16 data quality results to ensure that this submission meets the NMPA requirements.     Find out more     Follow us on Twitter for the latest news and developments

 

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