November 2017

A new confidential enquiry (ESMiE) reviewing intrapartum-related perinatal deaths in births planned in midwifery-led settings in England and Wales has started. This ESMiE enquiry is closely related to the topic of this year’s MBRRACE-UK perinatal confidential enquiry, but ESMiE will focus specifically on perinatal deaths that occur in births planned in midwifery units and at home