"Improving antibiotic delivery for neonates: A QIClearn project"

Sandy Lewis, Programme Director at MNSI, commenting on the latest Care Quality Commission State of Care 2025 report said: “The CQC State of Care 2025 report highlights the ongoing pressures facing maternity and newborn services across England. “Our investigations and the safety recommendations we issue, reflect many of the challenges identified by CQC. They reinforce the urgent need for the maternity and newborn system to focus on improving patient safety, strengthening learning cultures, and reducing health inequalities so that women, babies, and families experience care that is truly safe. “During recent engagement with NHS trusts, some told us that while MNSI recommendations and findings can support safety improvements, they do not always have the skills or capacity to implement them fully. Our understanding of this issue is limited, as it is based on feedback from a relatively small number of survey respondents. However, it may reflect wider challenges identified in the report, which highlights that although most midwives feel able to report errors, near misses, or incidents (90.7%), only around half are confident their concerns will lead to action (55.1%). This gap between raising concerns and seeing change represents a key safety risk, and one that MNSI will continue to help the system address through its investigations, recommendations, and thematic learning.” #PatientSafety #MaternityCare #LearningCulture #HealthcareImprovement #CQC 🔗 Our full response to the findings can be read on our website here: https://lnkd.in/eZfTYhbJ

Brilliant comments from Sandy Lewis on the latest CQC report. Of note ‘recommendations …can support safety improvements, [staff] do not always have the skills or capacity to implement them fully’. Turning recs into tangible actions to manage risk, to ALARP, is a skill in itself. Management of change, in practice, needs skills and capacity to drive improvement. Without capacity to do the ‘work of safety’ (David Provan) means the very best recommendations are are never fully realised. And the risks remain at large!

It’s hard to read, but the data is clear: babies born to Black mothers in England and Wales are up to 81% more likely to die in neonatal care compared with babies born to White mothers. Behind every statistic is a family, parents full of hope, love, and dreams for their child. And yet, too many families face systemic barriers that put that dream at risk. This isn’t about race itself, it’s about inequalities in access, support, and care. It’s about the voices that sometimes go unheard in clinics, the communities navigating complex healthcare systems, and the unseen stresses that affect both parent and baby. What can we reflect on and do? Listen to families: Encourage open communication and ensure every parent feels safe to ask questions. Support early care: Attend antenatal appointments, understand risk factors, and empower parents to advocate for themselves. Champion equity: Promote culturally sensitive care, interpreters, and support systems that meet the needs of all families. Engage communities: Faith groups, peer networks, and community organisations play a vital role in supporting parents. Every parent wants the same thing: a safe, healthy start for their child. Reflecting on these disparities challenges us to act, to ensure that equity isn’t just a goal, but a lived reality in every clinic, every hospital, every community.

Big news! Today, we announced our partnership with Rhapsody to securely connect infant vital signs from BabySat®, Owlet’s FDA-cleared prescription home pulse oximeter, directly into existing electronic health record (EHR) workflows, bridging the gap between home monitoring and hospital care. “Our partnership with Rhapsody is another step forward in Owlet’s mission to redefine how infant data is integrated and used more effectively within the healthcare system,” said Jonathan Harris, Owlet’s President and CEO. “We’re connecting the dots between home and hospital by delivering clinically validated infant monitoring that keeps parents and providers connected from anywhere. By integrating with the Rhapsody trusted exchange platform, we’ve made sharing infant health data simple, empowering families to make informed decisions and allowing clinicians to deliver better care.” Read more about our partnership here: https://lnkd.in/eTgXKnu9 #OnlyOwlet #BabyCare #DigitalHealth #PediatricCare

I am excited to share that Owlet Baby Care is partnering with Rhapsody to bridge the gap between home and hospital care like never before! Through this integration, we’re securely connecting real-time infant vital signs from our FDA-cleared BabySat® pulse oximeter directly into electronic health records (EHRs). This means clinicians get seamless access to clinically validated data, empowering them to deliver better, more informed care—while giving parents peace of mind knowing their baby’s health insights are shared effortlessly with their care team. As I said in our announcement: “Our partnership with Rhapsody is another step forward in Owlet’s mission to redefine how infant data is integrated and used more effectively within the healthcare system. We’re connecting the dots between home and hospital by delivering clinically validated infant monitoring that keeps parents and providers connected from anywhere.” Huge thanks to the Rhapsody team for making interoperability this simple and impactful. Together, we’re scaling pediatric remote patient monitoring and putting families first. #HealthcareInnovation #PediatricCare #RemotePatientMonitoring #Owlet #Rhapsody

It's pretty cool to work for a company that is doing work that truly matters and impacts human lives. Owlet Baby Care is now connecting real-time baby monitoring data directly into EHRs—giving care teams access to a more complete, continuous view of an infant’s health. That kind of connection can change how care is delivered, how quickly issues are caught, and how confidently families and providers make decisions. Behind it is Rhapsody. Our technology enables this kind of seamless data exchange—between devices, systems, and care settings—so that the right data shows up in the right place, when it matters most. As someone new to the #healthtech space and navigating life as a parent (with baby #2 on the way), seeing this use case hit production is especially powerful. It’s one thing to know what your product can do. It’s another to see it show up in ways that are personally meaningful—and potentially life-changing for other families, too. Excited to see this partnership in action. https://lnkd.in/eXYABbXj

Evolving together for safer births. As part of NHS England's Patient Safety Collaborative, ICHP are working with maternity and neonatal teams across North West London to make care safer, kinder and more consistent for every mother and baby. Our latest blog highlights how the Maternity and Neonatal (MatNeo) programme is supporting frontline teams across four key workstreams: - Perinatal culture and leadership - Avoiding brain injury in childbirth - Deterioration - Optimisation This work is only possible thanks to the dedication and collaboration of clinicians, midwives, and leaders across the system. Read more about our dedicated clinical faculty that are supporting the delivery of hands-on training and peer support across maternity units in our patch. 👉 Find out how your colleagues are driving safer births: https://ow.ly/97Yx50XfBAA #MaternitySafety #MatNeo #PatientSafety #QualityImprovement

How to Burp a Baby A Simple Yet Essential Step in Infant Care Burping is more than a routine it’s an important part of a baby’s feeding process that helps prevent discomfort, colic, and gas. In this video, Prof. Dr. Zahid Anwar (HOD | Consultant Neonatologist) at Fatima Memorial Hospital explains safe and effective burping techniques that every new parent should know. His guidance empowers parents with practical knowledge to ensure comfort and healthy feeding habits for their newborns. Educating families with evidence-based, compassionate care remains at the heart of his practice. #InfantCare #ParentEducation #PediatricHealth #MaternalAndChildHealth #DrShamayelaHanif #HealthcareAwareness #NewbornWellbeing #ParentingEducation #ClinicalGuidance #ProfessionalCare

From this month, NHS trusts across the UK will begin rolling out the new Maternity Outcomes Signal System (MOSS) - a digital tool designed to help maternity teams identify early safety concerns in real time, enabling faster, evidence-based responses. This marks an important step towards proactive, data-driven safety in maternity care that will support both clinicians and families through earlier insight and more responsive action. ✨ 💬 We’d love to hear your thoughts: what other innovations could help strengthen safety and quality in maternity and neonatal services?

As part of national efforts to reduce the rising trend of maternal mortality, AWHONN developed the Obstetric Patient Safety (OPS): OB Emergencies Workshop, now in its 4th Edition. The program focuses on the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality, preparing healthcare teams to respond effectively to emergencies that may occur during pregnancy or the postpartum period. On October 16, the workshop was held at Western Oklahoma State College, hosted by Jackson County Memorial Hospital, and on October 17, by Great Plains Regional Medical Center. Facilitated by #OPQIC, these workshops trained 31 participants, including nurses from ICU, ED, Med-Surg, and Labor & Delivery, as well as a CNM, hospital directors, and C-suite leaders—reflecting a strong, multidisciplinary commitment to maternal safety. Special thanks to our instructors, Greta Morgan, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM (Norman Regional Health System) and Christina Ney, BSN, RNC-OB, IAP, C-EFM, RNC-MNN (Comanche County Memorial Hospital), for their outstanding leadership and instruction. And heartfelt thanks to #JacksonCountyMemorialHospital and #GreatPlainsRegionalMedicalCenter for hosting! 🌸 Details coming soon for Spring 2026 workshops. Interested in joining or hosting a future session? Reach out to Katie Morgan at Katie@okoha.com The 2025 workshops were funded by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (#OSDH) through State Maternal Health Innovation Program (SMHIP) funds. #AWHONNEducates #AWHONN #OPS #MaternalHealth #OBNurses #PerinatalCare #QualityImprovement #OPQIC #OklahomaHospitals