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Foreword
Key Messages from the Expert Group
Introduction
The Expert Group on Acute Maternity Services (EGAMS)
The EGAMS' findings
Provision of Acute Maternity Services
Regional services
Core principles of delivery in maternity services
Care networks
Assessing and Managing Risk
Risk assessment and management
Helping women to assess risk, weigh evidence and take decisions
Risks associated with levels of care
Education, Training and Workforce Issues
The competency approach
Continuing professional education and training
Workforce issues
Midwifery
Hospital doctors
General practitioners
Developing the maternity workforce - investing in skills
Principles
Remote and rural issues
Stakeholder Engagement
Information Management and Technology
Transport in Acute Maternity Services
Appendices:
1. Membership of Short Life Expert Group on Acute Maternity
Services
2. Risk Assessment
3. Core Competencies for Health Professionals in Acute
Maternity Services
Glossary