Programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth
The avoiding brain injury in childbirth (ABC) pilot has launched across nine maternity units and aims to improve maternity outcomes for women and babies. The programme will help maternity staff to better identify signs that the baby is showing distress during labour so they can act quickly. It will also help staff deal with obstetric emergencies that occur where the baby’s head becomes lodged deep in the mother’s pelvis during a caesarean birth.