The mother of a baby boy born at just over 26 weeks has recalled the “emotional rollercoaster” that she and her partner experienced as their premature son battled for his life in hospital while she dealt with her own health concerns. Baby Charlie Richard Thomas Moore was born at 26 weeks and five days on October 15, 2020 to Rebecca Benson and Marc Moore from Maguiresbridge. After 97 days in hospital, Charlie was able to go home to his parents on his original due date of January 20. Speaking to The Impartial Reporter this week, Rebecca described Charlie as an “absolute miracle” as she shared her “terrifying” experience of going into labour prematurely and the uncertainty of whether her baby boy would survive.
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A further 108 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the past 24 hours 30 April, 2021 14:09
Another person has died after contracting Covid-19, according to latest figures from the Department of Health.
It brings the total number of deaths recorded by the department since the pandemic began to 2,145.
A further 108 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the past 24 hours.
In hospitals, 60 patients have tested positive for Covid-19 with eight of these in intensive care and four on ventilators.
Bed occupancy in hospitals is 101 per cent with five hospitals operating beyond capacity; Altnagelvin in Derry, the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, the Royal Victoria Hospital in west Belfast, the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen and the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald.
Reduce third and fourth-degree tears within our maternity unit
Aim for a fall in rates within a two-year period in line with the 2.9% national average
Our objectives included;
Multi-disciplinary approach to training: Our project team leads recognised the importance of training all staff which included a multi-disciplinary approach involving midwives, obstetricians and students. Records of training and actions were important when interpreting dashboards and trends.
Dashboards: Capture data on third and fourth degree tears rates with all vaginal births
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Plan Do Study Act: Quality Improvement Methods applied to monitor and evaluate progress of OASIS care bundle.
Purchase of Episcissors-60: Successful implementation of the OASIS care bundle also involved the purchase of Episcissors-60 as correct episiotomy technique at a 60-degree angle is achievable with these scissors and is significant component of the OASIS CARE bundle. A business plan was submitted to purchase epi-sc