Your baby is now officially an embryo and is about the size of a poppy seed.
Please visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/4-weeks-pregnant/ for more information.
NHS Maternity Services Survey
The Maternity Services Survey is run nationally every year to provide an overview of how women, birthing people and their families feel about the quality of the maternity services they experienced.
The most recent surveys were conducted during the period from 01/02/22 to 28/02/2022. Individual Trust reports (as linked to below) outline overall performance against metrics, compare results with those of previous years and assess against regional and national performance.
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH)
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG)
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (YSTHFT)
Overall trends are mostly static in the HNY LMNS region although NLaG metrics are increasing overall. HUTH has the highest number of metrics that are in the ‘bottom 5’ list of regional Trusts and so will continue to be supported in improvements against these areas. YSTHFT also show lower scores than were expected against some metrics, particularly around postnatal care.
The overall national summary report from the Care Quality Commission can be found here .
At a national level the 2022 maternity survey shows that women's experiences of care have deteriorated in the last 5 years.
Themes with trends of decline include:
- information provision
- staff availability
- respect and dignity
- confidence and trust
- kindness and understanding
- concerns about being listened to
Surveys will continue to be conducted annually and these aspects will influence local planning and that for the national single maternity and neonatal delivery plan.
