"An open debate is needed on the implications of ending private maternity care in public and voluntary hospitals, advocacy group AIMS Ireland has urged."
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41029238.html #AIMSI #AIMSIreland #BirthChoicesIreland

Join us tomorrow at 2pm at the Spire on O’Connell Street in Dublin for the Launch Rally of the Birth Rights Alliance Ireland to show solidarity with midwives. Birth Rights Alliance Ireland is a grassroots alliance group, demanding actionable change in maternity care provision. It is an intersectional movement representing/respecting the interests & choice of all those accessing maternity care in Ireland. Hope to see you there! #AIMSIreland #PregnantPeople #BirthRightsAlliance #mastodaoine

MBRRACE IRELAND: Specific to statistics in Ireland.

Ireland: MMR 6.3/100000

Not a statistically significant decrease. No deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Ireland in this report. #MMR #Ireland #mbrrace #AIMSIreland #Covid19

MBRRACE Deaths this report 24% higher. 9 related to COVID-19. Excluding then 19% higher than last report. Concerning.

MBRRACE: 13.8 per 100, 000 died later than 6 wks post partum

MBRRACE: Mental health and cardiac disease are equal in top causes of maternal death, then Covid-19. There are sadly more deaths by suicides in this report than ever before. #mbrrace #MMR #aimsireland

MBRRACE Conference:

Four types of maternal deaths
1. Direct
2. Indirect
3. Incidental
4. Late

There is a new chapter in this year's report on psychiatric causes for MMR #mbrrace #aimsireland

Sandra Igwe:
What are wider societal elements. If a woman's culture and identity are not valued in a maternity setting how can we improve outcomes? We need to value all people and learn from each other to change the statistics. #mbrrace #birthrights #aimsireland

Susanna Stanford: Patient concerns are often missed if there is no room for patients pov

We need systems designed with space for women's input.
Women CANNOT continue to have views dismissed.

More attention needs to be given to communication to build trust and create psychological safety for maternity care safety.

We need to counteract clinical hierarchy in maternity care.
#mbrrace #aimsireland #updates

The divergence between Black and White women/pregnant people still exists. Disadvantage plays a huge impact in maternal death. #mbrrace #AIMSIreland #Updates

This year marks 70 year anniversary of first maternal death enquiry in 1952. #AIMSI are at MBRRACE annual conference which launches the confidential enquiry report for Maternal Deaths in UK and Ireland for 2022. (Deaths from 2018-2022). #mbrrce #AIMSIreland #Updates