MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care 2024 free online course
Free resources to support continuing professional development and preparation for examinations
This free CPD course starting in the summer 2025 will bring together presentations of the findings from MBRRACE-UK report 'Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care' published in October 2024 of lessons learned from maternal deaths in 2020-2022.
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.
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Course week 1:
For the first week of the MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care 2024 online course there are two presentations to watch. These two videos will be available on YouTube until 11th July 2025.
Presentation 1: The women who died 2020-22 by Allison Felker
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: 2. Maternal mortality in the UK 2020-22: surveillance and epidemiology
Associated powerpoint slide set: 01 Saving Lives: The women who died 2020-2022
Presentation 2: Remembering the essentials in maternity care by Roshni Patel
Associated chapters from MBRRACE report: 3. Messages for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and thromboembolism
4. Lessons for the care of women with ectopic pregnancies
5. Improving diagnosis and care of women with cancer
Associated powerpoint slide set: 02 Saving Lives: Remembering the essentials in maternity care
Course week 2:
The focus this week is on prevention and treatment of thrombosis and thromboembolism and the care of women with ectopic pregnancies. The three presentations by Anita Banerjee, Teresa Kelly and Steve Cantellow will be available to watch until 11th July 2025. Details of the associated chapter from the MBRRACE report are provided below for further reading.
Presentation 1: Lessons for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and thromboembolism by Anita Banerjee
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: 3. Messages for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and thromboembolism
Associated powerpoint slide set: 03 Saving Lives: Lessons for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and thromboembolism
Presentation 2: Lessons for the care of women with ectopic pregnancies by Teresa Kelly
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: 5. Lessons for the care of women with ectopic pregnancies
Associated powerpoint slide set: 05 Saving Lives: Lessons for the care of women with ectopic pregnancies
Presentation 3: Resuscitation in instances of maternal collapse due to PE or concealed bleeding by Steve Cantellow
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report:
3. Messages for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and thromboembolism
5. Lessons for the care of women with ectopic pregnancies
Associated powerpoint slide set: 06 Saving Lives: Resuscitation in instances of maternal collapse due to PE or concealed bleeding
Course week 3:
For week 3 of the MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care 2024 online course there are two presentations to watch. The focus this week is on the care of women with cancer. These two videos will be available on YouTube until 11th July 2025.
Presentation 1: Lessons for the care of women with cancer by Joanna Girling
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: 4. Improving diagnosis and care of women with cancer
Associated powerpoint slide set: 07 Saving Lives: Lessons for the care of women with cancer
Presentation 2: Cancer in pregnancy: recognition of deterioration and end of life planning by Vinnie Sodhi
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: 4. Improving driagnosis and care of women with cancer
Associated powerpoint slide set: 09 Saving Lives: Cancer in pregnancy - recognition of deterioration and end-of-life planning
Course week 4:
Week 4 of the course looks at the care of recent migrant women with language difficulties. The two associated presentations will be available on YouTube until 11th July 2025.
Presentation 1: Lessons for the care of recent migrant women with language difficulties by Kailash Bhatia
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: 6. Lessons on morbidity in recent migrant women with language difficulties
Associated powerpoint slide set: 10 Saving Lives: Lessons for the care of recent migrant women with language difficulties
Presentation 2: The importance of identifying and recording social risk factors by Sophie Russell
Associated chapter from MBRRACE report: 2. Maternal mortality in the UK 2020-22: surveillance and epidemiology
6. Lessons on morbidity in recent migrant women with language difficulties
Associated powerpoint slide set: 11 Saving Lives: The importance of identifying and documenting social risk factors
We are pleased to be able to let you know that printed copies of the 'MBRRACE-UK: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care 2023: Lessons to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries in Maternal Death and Morbidity 2019-21' published on the 12th October 2023 are now available to purchase from our online store for a price of £10 per copy inc VAT and postage.
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Back copies of the reports are also available to puchase. Further details are available here