MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care 2021 free online course
Free resources to support continuing professional development and preparation for examinations
This series of short films brings together presentations of the findings from MBRRACE-UK report 'Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care' published in November 2021 of lessons learned from maternal deaths in 2017-2019.
This four week course of short films is designed to support continuing professional development and preparation for undergraduate and professional examinations.
Alongside the watching the short films we suggest you read the associated chapter in the report. Along with the report, the slide set associated with each film is also available on the MBRRACE-UK website and these slides are available for you to use and share with colleagues in presentations you and they may give.
Course week 1:
For the first week of the MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care 2021 online course there are two presentations to watch. These two videos will be available on YouTube until 31st July 2022.
Presentation 1: Epidemiology and inequality by Marian Knight
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: Chapter 2 p5 'Maternal Mortality in the UK 2017-2019'
Associated powerpoint slide set: 01 Saving lives – The women who died, mortality rates 2017-19 – Nov 2021
Presentation 2: Messages that still matter – 8 years of MBRRACE reports by Marian Knight
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: Executive summary piii 'Executive summary'
Associated powerpoint slide set: 09 Saving lives – Messages that still matter – 8 years of MBRRACE-UK reports – Nov 2021
Course week 2:
The focus this week is on improving mental health care. The two presentations by Roch Cantwell and Andrew Cairns will be available to watch until 31st July 2022. Details of the associated chapter from the MBRRACE report are provided below for further reading.
Presentation 1: Messages for Mental Health care by Roch Cantwell
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: Chapter 4 p34 'Improving mental health care and care for women with multiple adversity'
Associated powerpoint slide set: 03 Saving lives – Messages for mental health care – Nov 2021
Presentation 2: Complex adversity, substance misuse and domestic violence by Andrew Cairns
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: Chapter 4 p34 'Improving mental health care and care for women with multiple adversity'
Associated powerpoint slide set: 04 Saving lives – Complex adversity, substance misuse and domestic violence – Nov 2021
Course week 3:
For week 3 of the MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care 2021 online course there are two presentations to watch. The focus this week is on improving diagnosis and treatment of cancer and messages for the care of older mothers. These two videos will be available on YouTube until 31st July 2022.
Presentation 1: Improving diagnosis and treatment of cancer by Joanna Girling & Anita Banerjee
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: Chapter 5 p52 'Improving diagnosis and treatment of cancer'
Associated powerpoint slide set: 05 Saving lives – Improving the diagnosis and treatment of cancer – Nov 2021
Presentation 2: Messages for the care of older women by Sarah Vause
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: Chapter 3 p24 '2021 Maternal morbidity enquiry: messages for the care of older mothers'
Associated powerpoint slide set: 08 Saving lives – Messages for the care of older women – morbidity enquiry – Nov 2021
Course week 4:
Week 4 of the course focusses on messages for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolism. The two associated presentations will be available on YouTube until 31st July 2022.
Presentation 1: Messages for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolism by Catherine Nelson-Piercy
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: Chapter 6 p64 'Messages for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolism'
Associated powerpoint slide set: 06 Saving lives – Messages for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolism – Nov 2021
Presentation 2: Thromboembolism – messages from pathology by Sebastian Lucas
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: Chapter 6 p64 'Messages for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolism'
Associated powerpoint slide set: 07 Saving lives – Venous thromboembolism – messages from pathology – Nov 2021