A critical analysis of the findings from the Each Baby Counts programme, including evaluation of how it considers continuity of carer to contribute to improving safety and patient outcomes in maternity care

  • King, Olivia

  • Author

    Olivia King, recently graduated first-class Midwifery BSc (Hons); now a newly qualified midwife at Lincoln County Hospital, UK, working as a rotational midwife. Email:[email protected]

For more information on this topic see MIC database Search Packs: PN184 Infant mortality in Europe; P196 Stillbirth: prevention.

MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 35(2):p 148-154, June 2025.

Introduction

The UK is described as one of the safest places to give birth worldwide (). However, for the last two decades, maternity services in the UK have been under investigation for failings in maternity care, with formal reviews of care dating back to 2004-2013 under the Morecambe Bay investigation (). This article explores the Each Baby Counts (EBC) report () in order to understand the rationale behind the programme, analyse the strengths and limitations of the findings and recommendations, and critically analyses its contribution to clinical practice.

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