16.11 The Maternity Safety Agenda

Series 16 - Episode 11: The Maternity Safety AgendaHear two maternity leaders on practical steps to improve the safety of maternity care and ensure women the best childbirth experience they can have.At the start of a 6-month government inquiry into Maternity Safety, do you need to understand the issues and challenges?How has the shape and practice of maternity services lost the confidence of government and many women?What do maternity services and midwifery have to do differently in the future?Insights into all these challenges will be explored ahead of the important Royal College of Midwives maternity Safety Summit on 16 July.Hosted by:Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Expert; Host and Curator, Maternity and Midwifery Festivals/Midwifery Hour, Editor, Mayes MidwiferyContribution from:Dr Kathryn Gutteridge, Independent Consultant Midwife, Honorary Associate Professor Midwifery and PsychotherapistPast President, Royal College of MidwivesProfessor Mary Renfrew OBE, UK Professors in Midwifery and Maternal and Newborn HealthRead Bio