Assessment of risk during the maternity pathway
HSIB Legacy
Published
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.