Public Accounts Committee
Action Points from meeting dated Monday 12th November 2012
Prepared by Cathy Dowling Head of Midwifery, ABMU Health Board
- Month to month Caesarean Section rates (%)
Princess of Wales Hospital:
|
Jan-12 |
Feb-12 |
Mar-12 |
Apr-12 |
May-12 |
Jun-12 |
Jul-12 |
Aug-12 |
Sep-12 |
Oct-12 |
|
21.9 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
22.3 |
19.9 |
23.9 |
22.2 |
21.4 |
22.7 |
24.9 |
Singleton Hospital:
|
Jan-12 |
Feb-12 |
Mar-12 |
Apr-12 |
May-12 |
Jun-12 |
Jul-12 |
Aug-12 |
Sep-12 |
Oct-12 |
|
30.1 |
37.6 |
31.5 |
32.4 |
32.5 |
29.9 |
32.6 |
33.2 |
26.5 |
36.6 |
- Medical and Midwifery Staffing Compliance
Midwifery staffing is compliant with birth rate plus recommendations
Medical workforce is compliant in the Princess of Wales site for recommended consultant labour ward cover per numbers of births but non compliant in the Singleton site.
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- Peer to peer Support Groups
Significant progress has been made in relation to the development and roll out of peer support groups through the Parents in Partnership initiative throughout the healthboard. The focus is predominantly in relation to peer support for breast feeding mothers.