Childbirth Injury: How is this Managed in Primary Care?

A multidisciplinary webinar organised by The MASIC Foundation with leading speakers, reflecting the diverse professional roles required to co-ordinate and deliver effective evidence based and individualised care for women who have experienced Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI), pelvic floor injuries and their consequences.

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Schedule:
Co-chairs: Professor Debra Bick OBE – Professor of Clinical Trials in Maternal Health at Warwick Clinical Trials Unit & Deputy Pro Dean for Research at Warwick Medical School and Kate Davies – MASIC Advocate

  • GP Awareness of OASI: Julie Cornish – Consultant Colorectal Surgeon Cardiff, explains the findings of her survey amongst GP’s <5 years in practice & >5 years in practice
  • GRACE Preliminary results: Dr Abi Eccles – Assistant Professor – shares the preliminary findings of the NIHR project: LearninG from Women’s ExpeRiences of Anal InContinencE after Vaginal Birth (GRACE)
  • Question & Answer Session – with Mrs Julie Cornish and Dr Sarah Hillman – GP & NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care at Warwick Medical School & Dr Jo Parsons – Research Fellow at Warwick University from the GRACE Team
  • Postnatal Care the six-week check: Clare Macdonald – Practicing GP – currently studying for a PhD on improving identification and management of mental health and other health problems in the GP postnatal check at Birmingham University
  • MASIC Advocate story – A MASIC Advocate shares her experience
  • Pelvic floor Protection and Therapy from Primary Care: Sam Vincent Perinatal Pelvic Health Specialist Physiotherapist – The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Mental Health Issues and Primary Care: Speaker TBC
  • How can the Community Midwife support women? Rachel Clifford – Practice Development Midwife and Foetal Monitoring, Lead Midwife for Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS

Question & Answer Session – with Panellists & Judy Shakespeare Retired GP, former RCGP Clinical Champion in Perinatal Mental Health

With grateful thanks to our sponsors for this event:

        

 

 

 

Looking for support?

There is support available if you need it, don’t suffer in silence and don’t be afraid to ask for help and advice.

MASIC can help you over come the physical and emotional trauma you may have experienced during and after child birth. We can support you and guide you to helpful resources, all you need to do is get in touch.

Not sure where to start?

Please call the MASIC 24h freephone Birth Injury Support Helpline 0808 1640833

The stats speak for themselves.
More women are affected and need support…

85%

of women with severe birth injury said it impacted on their relationship with their child

78%

were affected by traumatic memories of the birth

52%

stated they were embarrassed by the symptoms of their injury

49%

of women affected said they doubted their ability to mother

45%

suffered postnatal depression as a result of their injury

24%

of women affected regretted having a child because of the injuries sustained