Allison Felker

@FelkerAllison presenting some of the key findings from the report, highlighting that inequalities in outcomes persist. Thrombosis and thromboembolism, cardiac disease, covid-19, mental health conditions, epilepsy and stroke were the leading causes of women's deaths

257 women died in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy in 2021-2023 from causes related to or aggravated by pregnancy among 2,004,184 women giving birth, a maternal mortality rate of 12.82 per 100,000 buff.ly/l870GUB

Please take a look at the programme for the virtual conference presenting the @mbrrace 'Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care' Report 2025 Anyone with an interest in maternity care and safety is welcome to attend. Book here: npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/boo…

The MBRRACE-UK perinatal mortality ‘State of the Nation’ report for deaths that occurred in 2023 has now been published. @TIMMSleicester 👉 read more: timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-per…

The latest MBRRACE-UK data on maternal deaths has been released today. It shows a statistically non-significant decrease in the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy in 2021-23 #mbrrace @Marianfknight @npeu_oxford @Oxford_NDPH buff.ly/3HfFpCO

@mbrraceuk has today published the results of a confidential enquiry into the care of recent migrant women with language barriers who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death. See below for a breakdown of the findings [THREAD]

@FelkerAllison highlighting persistent inequalities in maternal mortality between women from Black, Asian and White ethnic backgrounds, and for women living in deprived areas compared to more affluent areas

The 2024 Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care report highlights persisting disparities in maternal mortality, and makes the following recommendations for improving care:

275 women died in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy in 2020-2022 from causes related to or exacerbated by pregnancy among 2,028,543 women giving birth, a maternal mortality rate of 13.56 per 100,000 buff.ly/2HR30eT

The latest MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report on women who died during or up to a year after pregnancy between 2020 and 2022 released today. Read more:buff.ly/2HR30eT @marianfknight @npeu_oxford @oxford_ndph

Have you booked yet for the MBRRACE-UK 2024 conferences? Virtual conference presenting the MBRRACE-UK 'Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care' Report: 10th Oct 2024 Virtual conference presenting the MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Report: 12th Dec 2024 Details: buff.ly/4ewpnno

SOGC President Dr. Murphy-Kaulbeck spoke with CBC New Brunswick about the need for better job of tracking maternal mortality and the inadequacies of current data collection methods. To read the full article, visit  cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

Proud to be representing @mbrrace at an important conference full of incredibly dedicated individuals.

Maternal death rates in the UK have increased to levels not seen for almost 20 years - as a barometer for a nation’s health, this is a statistic which cannot be ignored. Oxford experts Prof Marian Knight and Dr Allison Felker explain the worrying trend ⬇️ theconversation.com/maternal-death…

Latest UK maternal mortality figures released today. The maternal death rate in 2020-22 was 13.41 per 100,000 maternities. This is significantly 53% higher than the rate of 8.79 deaths per 100,000 maternities in the previous three year period (2017-19). buff.ly/3HfFpCO