The Disclosure and Discussion of Harm in Maternity Care

This film was created as part of the DISCERN study, which looked into the disclosure and discussion of harm in maternity care in the NHS in England. The film draws on the experiences of families and staff involved in incidences of harm in their own words. The film focuses on areas of good practice in open disclosure. Many families who have experienced death or harm will not have had these experiences. This film is intended to improve staff awareness of what is important to families and how practice can be improved.
The DISCERN study is a collaboration between King's College London, Sands (the stillbirth and neonatal death charity), BirthRights, the University of Manchester and the Birth Trauma Association. The study was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme.
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Artwork by: May Kindred-Boothby, Woven Ink Studio Ltd.