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£2 million investment in maternity care
The Department of Health has announced that 90 NHS trusts will benefit from a share of £2 million to buy new equipment in an attempt to detect problems at an earlier stage.
The investment arrives as part of a government campaign to lower the number of stillbirths, neonatal deaths, maternal deaths and brain injuries caused during or shortly after child birth.
The government has also addressed investment in a new system to be used consistently across the NHS to enable staff to review every stillbirth and neonatal death, with further training programmes being made available.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “This is an important step towards creating a safer NHS seven days a week. By ensuring midwives and doctors have the right equipment we can further improve the safety and care of thousands of women and their babies during this life-changing moment.
“The introduction of new equipment, specialist training and closer working with Royal Colleges to reduce stillbirths, neonatal deaths, maternal deaths and brain injuries is fundamental to ensuring the NHS remains one of the safest places in the world to give birth.”
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