‘Sudden and Unexpected Postnatal Collapse: A BAPM Framework for Reducing Risk, Investigation and Management’ (Framework)1 (Box 2) was published in May 2022 in collaboration with the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch and recommendations from their ‘National Learning Report on Neonatal Collapse alongside Skin-to-skin Contact’ published August 2020.2 The Framework aims to highlight the potential modifiable risks associated with SUPC and strategies which could be employed to help reduce them. The Framework also details suggested investigations which may help uncover the underlying diagnosis leading to SUPC, both for those that survive and those who die. It expands on the previous framework including discussion around parental support and therapeutic hypothermia (TH).

https://www.bapm.org/resources/sudden-and-unexpected-postnatal-collapse-supc