The NPEU is a multi-disciplinary research unit which was established at the University of Oxford in 1978. Our mission is:
to conduct methodologically rigorous research to provide evidence to improve the care provided to women and their families during pregnancy, childbirth, the newborn period and early childhood as well as promoting the effective use of resources by perinatal health services.
“Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report – UK Perinatal Deaths for Births from January to December 2015”
The third annual Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report issued by the MBRRACE-UK collaboration is published today.
The report shows that the stillbirth rate in the UK has reduced by almost 8% over the period 2013 to 2015. The Government ambition is to halve the rates of stillbirth and neonatal death in England by 2030. These findings indicate that things are moving in the right direction.