Some of the key documents used in the development of these notes:
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MBRRACE – UK (2019) Saving Lives, Improving Mother’s care. Lessons learned to inform maternity care from UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into maternal deaths. www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/reports
National Institute of Clinical Excellence (2017) Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health www.nice.org.uk
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2015) Intrapartum Care - Care of healthy women and their babies during childbirth. www.nice.org.uk
National Institute of Clinical Excellence (2016) Antenatal Care Clinical Guideline www.nice.org.uk
National Maternity Review (2016) Better Births – improving outcomes of maternity services in England. www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/futurenhs/mat.review
National Screening Committee (2020) Antenatal and new-born screening programmes. www.screening.nhs.uk
NHS England (2019) National Tariff Payment System. (Maternity payment pathway system). www.gov.uk/national-tariff-payment-system
NHS England (2019) Saving Babies Lives Version 2. A care bundle for reducing stillbirth. www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/saving-babies-lives-car-bundl.pdf
Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) The Code – Professional Standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives. www.nmc-uk.org
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2017) Shoulder dystocia - Green top guideline number 42. www.rcog.org.uk
RCOG (2020) Assisted Vaginal Birth - Green top guideline number 26. www.rcog.org.uk/
RCOG (2015) The management of third and fourth degree perineal tears - Green top guideline number 29. www.rcog.org.uk
RCOG (2012) Bacterial Sepsis in Pregnancy. www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines
RCOG (2015) Chickenpox in Pregnancy. Guideline 13. www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines
RCOG (2015) Reducing the risk of thrombosis and embolism during pregnancy and the puerperium. www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines
UNICEF (2019) The Baby Friendly Initiative – For all babies. www.babyfriendly.org.uk