The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme is part of a national strategy to improve maternity safety across the NHS in England. MNSI has completed over 3500 independent safety investigations, using system focused methodology, into maternity events, including direct and indirect maternal deaths in pregnancy and up to 6 weeks postpartum. In this series of webinars we will explore a variety of learnings and thematic analysis. Please see below for more info and to register.

  • Exploring learnings from MNSI safety investigations: Deaths in England in the first trimester of pregnancy In this webinar we will explore national patterns and safety recommendations from deaths in England in the first trimester of pregnancy.

  • Exploring learnings from MNSI safety investigations: Maternal death from pulmonary embolism In this webinar we will explore the findings from MNSI's investigation into maternal deaths following pulmonary embolism.

Catch up on our previous webinars below

Exploring learnings from MNSI safety investigations: Think beyond sepsis
Exploring learnings from MNSI safety investigations: Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
Exploring learnings from MNSI safety investigations: First trimester deaths in England from venous thromboembolism associated with hyperemesis

Slides: Think beyond sepsis

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Slides: Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)

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Slides: First trimester deaths in England from venous thromboembolism associated with hyperemesis

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