Room for improvement: noise on a maternity ward

"Noise and disruptions are a significant problem during postpartum hospital stay. Healthcare institutions are responsible for patient-centered care; a quiet time intervention promises to contribute to a safe, healing environment in hospitals."

Room for improvement: noise on a maternity ward
S Adatia, S Law, J Haggerty
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:604  doi:10.1186/s12913-014-0604-3

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Costs of perinatal mental health problems

"Because the costs of perinatal mental health problems indicate the potential benefits of intervention, even a relatively modest improvement in outcomes as a result of better services would be sufficient to justify the additional spending on value for money grounds"

Costs of perinatal mental health problems
A Bauer, M Parsonage, M Knapp, V Iemmi, B Adelaja
London School of Economics and Political Science, Centre for Mental Health
October 2014

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A review of support available for loss in early and late pregnancy

"The purpose of this work is threefold: 

1. To highlight with stakeholders the need to consider this patient group when commissioning services and quality monitoring processes
2. To identify gaps and opportunities to work in partnership across all sectors to improve the experience, quality and consistency of care provided
3. To acknowledge practitioners and practice, and in doing so, encourage others to reflect on their own service and practice and if needs be take action to move forwards."

A review of support available for loss in early and late pregnancy

NHS Improving Quality

February 2014

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Patterns of maternity care in English NHS hospitals 2011/12

"The work presented in this report was focused to defining intrapartum care indicators that can be robustly derived at hospital level using Hospital Episode Statistics data. Further work is needed to understand the relationships between the indicators as well as patterns of care that can be observed within hospitals."

Patterns of maternity care in English NHS hospitals
H Knight, et al.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
2013

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