Maternity and early years

Guidance and services

• Healthy Child Wales Programme
  How we will support the health and welfare of all children up to the age of 7.
• The Healthy Child Wales Programme: 6 week post-natal GP physical examination of babies (WHC/2021/007)
  Guidance outlining the importance of the 6 week baby checks by GPs.
• Obstetric bleeding strategy: implementation (WHC/2019/012)
  Letter to health professionals regarding the management of postpartum haemorrhage in maternity care.
• Reduce the risk of cot death: leaflet
  Advice on safe sleeping for babies to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (cot death).
• Feeding in the first year of life (WHC/2018/035)
  Recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) on infant feeding for 0 to 12 month year olds.
• Intrapartum fetal surveillance standards for maternity services (WHC/2018/024)
  Guidance for health boards on new standards for intrapartum fetal monitoring.
• Care of children and young people with continence problems (WHC/2017/044)
  Guidance for health boards on providing continence products for children and young people.
• Managing the care of babies born on the threshold of survival (WHC/2017/043)
  Guidance for health professionals caring for premature babies born around 23 weeks gestation.
• Hexavalent vaccine for baby immunisation schedule (WHC/2017/039)
  Guidance for GPs on the introduction of the 6 in 1 vaccine (includes hepatitis B) for babies born on or after 1 August 2017.
• Employer led supervision of midwives (WHC/2017/015)
  Guidance for health boards on the role of clinical supervisors for midwives.
• Clinical supervision for midwives
  Changes to the regulation and supervision of midwives.
• Post-mortem examination of a baby following a stillbirth (WHC/2015/057)
  Guidance on the requirements and process for post-mortem examinations for stillborn infants.
• Guidance on the disposal of foetal remains (WHC/2015/021)
  Advises health boards and trusts of Human Tissue Authority guidance on the procedure for disposing of foetal remains.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: clinical review strategy
  How the Panel will conduct the programme of clinical reviews of maternity care at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: advice for women and families
  Explains the work of the Panel and the clinical reviews of maternity care at Cwm Taf University Health Board.
• Betsi Cadwaladr Foundation Scholarship Award for nurses and midwives
  Information on the Betsi Cadwaladr Scholarship Foundation Award and how to apply.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Maternity services strategy (2019 to 2024)
  Policy and strategy
  What we will do to ensure safe and high quality care for mothers and babies during pregnancy, childbirth and following birth.
• Breastfeeding plan 2019 to 2024
  Policy and strategy
  How we will encourage and support more mothers to breastfeed and reduce inequalities in breastfeeding rates.
• Nursing and midwifery: priorities 2019 to 2021
  Policy and strategy
  What we are doing to improve the nursing and midwifery profession.
• Review of maternity services at the former Cwm Taf University Health Board
  Collection
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  Terms of reference, evidence and report of the review into maternity services at Cwm Taf Health Board.
• Review of breastfeeding support and practices in maternity and early years settings
  Report
  Review and recommendations on how to increase the number of breastfed infants.
• 2017 maternity care survey
  Report
  Results and recommendations of a review of women's antenatal and birth experiences.
• A strategy for nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses
  Policy and strategy
  How we will help nurses and midwives provide better care for patients.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: technical analysis report
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  Analysis of the findings from the review of maternal care at the former Cwm Taf University Health Board between 2016 and 2018.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: clinical review programme
  Promotional material
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  A pathway explaining the clinical review process for women and their families.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: spring progress report 2020
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  Report of progress made from January to March 2020 to improve maternity care at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: quarterly report September 2019
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  A summary of the progress made from June to September 2019 to improve maternity care at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: summary of spring progress report 2020
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  A summary of the progress made from January to March 2020 to improve maternity care at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: progress report September 2020
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  A report of progress made from April to September 2020 to improve maternity care at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: winter progress report 2020
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  Report on progress made from October to December 2019 to improve maternity care at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: Thematic maternal category report
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  Main findings from the review of maternal care at the former Cwm Taf University Health Board between 2016 and 2018.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: winter progress report summary
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  A summary of the progress made from October to December 2019 to improve maternity care at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: September 2021 progress report
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  A report of progress made up to September 2021 to improve maternity and neonatal care at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: thematic stillbirth category report
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  A report of the main findings from a review of stillbirths at the former Cwm Taf University Health Board between 2016 and 2018.
• Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel: learning from stillbirths
  Report
  Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel
  A summary of the main findings from a review of stillbirths at the former Cwm Taf University Health Board between 2016 and 2018.