Information, intelligence and tools with evidence-based approaches for how preconception care can be embedded.
Useful Resources
There are a huge number of respected books/websites/papers on perinatal care. Below is a selection of texts, including documents produced by GPCPC that may be useful for both GPs and patients or their families.
We will try to keep this list up-to-date. If there is anything that you think should be added, updated or changed please contact [email protected]
MBRRACE-UK
A national audit programme commissioned by all UK governments to collect information about all late foetal losses, stillbirths, neonatal deaths and maternal deaths across the UK. The programme tracks information about where and why babies and mothers die every year. Click here for all MBRRACE-UK reports (maternal and perinatal).
NICE Guideline [NG126]: Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage- diagnosis and initial management (Updated August 2023)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage in women with complications, such as pain and bleeding, in early pregnancy (that is, up to 13 completed weeks of pregnancy).
Make Every Contact Count: Pregnancy COVID-19 Vaccination
Infographic summarising facts for healthcare professionals that COVID-19 vaccination is SAFE in pregnancy.
RCGP e-learning: Anal incontinence in women with previous childbirth injury
An eLearning module designed by Dr Sarah Hillman as part of the NIHR GRACE study with the RCGP to help healthcare professionals care for women with anal incontinence after childbirth injury.
Women’s Health Strategy for England (2022)
GPCPC is disappointed that this strategy lacks ambition in perinatal care and women’s mental health
RCGP Position statement on the role of the General Practitioner in Maternity Care (2017)
See the second half of this page for RCGP statements on the role of the GP in Maternity Care, including the most recent from 2017.
Final Report of the Ockenden Review (2022)
Findings, conclusions and essential actions from the independent review of maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
Letter in rapid responses to Helen Salisbury: Holding on to what makes general practice special (22nd September 2022)
Dr Clare Macdonald on behalf of GPCPC