Another process for trying to understand why your baby died is a review of the care that mother and baby received. This includes care during pregnancy, during labour or after birth. This is a part of standard NHS care and all baby deaths should be reviewed. There are different types of review
- There should be a hospital review of care for all babies who die after 22 weeks of pregnancy, regardless of what may be the cause of death. In England, Wales and Scotland this should follow a review process called the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT)
- If it is thought something may have gone wrong with the quality of NHS care, the hospital should carry out a Serious Incident Investigation (SII)
- In England, an external body called the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) will carry out an investigation for babies born at 37 weeks or later.