Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries

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Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries

An independent charity dedicated to improving the health of mothers and children in the UK, which carries out national confidential enquiries into maternal and child health and a range of other related audit and research related activities.

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Experts at the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) published a new report, Saving Mothers' Lives, and issued a warning to health workers to be alert to signs of GAS.

New mothers 'at high risk of infection'

EIGHT pregnant women died from swine flu after a string of "avoidable" medical errors, according to a study on last year's outbreak from the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries.

Flu vaccine 'on the net' HEALTH

A three-year study by the Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) found around 5% of pregnant women - one in 20 - have a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or more, putting them into the category of severely obese.

One in fifteen pregnant women severely obese; WALESWORSTFORCONDITION THATINCREASESSTILLBIRTHS