Assessment of risk during the maternity pathway

HSIB Legacy Published
Published 2 March 2023 · Launched 26 January 2022
Maternity

Despite a wealth of national guidance, risk assessments in the maternity pathway remain a significant challenge. This national learning report highlights the need for a personalised and dynamic risk assessment approach.

3 learning prompts

Learning Prompts (3)

a pregnant woman/person’s individual risks
the safe use of prostaglandins or oxytocin
the parameters for assessing progress in labour and timely intervention.