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bethangoulden.bsky.social
Great not only to have the work we're doing on HLH included in today's conference for the release of the #MBRRACEUK report on UK maternal mortality, but to also see another presentation on this topic. Is HLH as rare as we think, or simply rarely diagnosed?
September 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social
Published today: Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care 2026, the latest MBRRACE-UK report on maternal deaths and morbidity. A central message is clear: care should be proactive, not reactive.

https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/reports/maternal-reports/maternal-report-2022-2024

#MBRRACEUK
September 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
oxpop.bsky.social
The latest set of data presented by MBRRACE-UK into maternal deaths shows a statistically non-significant decrease in the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy in 2021-23. 🧵

#mbrraceuk @marianknight.bsky.social
The MBRRACE-UK Maternal Mortality Data Brief on women who died during or shortly after pregnancy in 2021-23 has now been published.
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social
Join the MBRRACE-UK team this Thursday for the Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care 2026 virtual conference. The new State of the Nation report will also be published on Thursday!

Register: https://bit.ly/4r2IzA6

#MBRRACEUK #MaternalHealth #MaternitySafety @UniofOxford
September 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
oxpop.bsky.social
Blood clots continued to be the leading cause of maternal death in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy. The leading causes of death between six weeks and one year after pregnancy were mental health-related. #mbrraceuk
Blood clots continued to be the leading cause of maternal death in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy. The leading causes of death between six weeks and one year after pregnancy were mental health-related.
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
oxpop.bsky.social
The statistical non-significance of some of these results mean that they should be interpreted with caution as they may be influenced by chance or other external factors. #mbrraceuk
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
oxpop.bsky.social
Women living in the most deprived areas continued to have a maternal mortality rate twice that of women living in the least deprived areas. #mbrraceuk
Women living in the most deprived areas continued to have a maternal mortality rate twice that of women living in the least deprived areas, demonstrating persistent inequities.
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
oxpop.bsky.social
Asian women and women from mixed ethnic backgrounds were statistically non-significantly slightly more likely to die when compared with White women.
#mbrraceuk
Asian women and women from mixed ethnic backgrounds were slightly more likely to die when compared with White women.
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
oxpop.bsky.social
The maternal death rate for Black women decreased in 2021-23 but Black women were still twice as likely to die when compared with White women. #mbrraceuk
The maternal death rate for Black women continued to decrease in 2021-23 but Black women were still twice as likely to die when compared with White women.
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
oxpop.bsky.social
In 2021-23, 254 women died during or soon after pregnancy among 2,004,184 maternities, meaning that the rate of maternal death for this period was 12.67 per 100,000 maternities. #mbrraceuk
In 2021-23, 254 women died during or soon after pregnancy among 2,004,184 maternities.
January 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM