Half of women experience “red flag” event during childbirth, warns report
BMJ 2017; 356 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j303 (Published 18 January 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;356:j303
- Jacqui Wise
Half of women in England and Wales experience at least one “red flag” event during childbirth as a result of dangerously low staffing levels, a report has warned.
Support Overdue: Women’s Experiences of Maternity Services2017,1 a report from the National Federation of Women’s Institutes and the National Childbirth Trust, is based on an online survey of 2493 women who gave birth over the past three years in England and Wales. The findings suggest that little progress has been made since the publication of a previous report in 2013.2
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines red flag events as indicators of dangerously low …
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