PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - K Harding AU - P Seed AU - C Marcelo TI - PLD.39 Have intrapartum outcomes improved in the last decade? AID - 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306576.338 DP - 2014 Jun 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition PG - A117--A117 VI - 99 IP - Suppl 1 4099 - http://fn.bmj.com/content/99/Suppl_1/A117.2.short 4100 - http://fn.bmj.com/content/99/Suppl_1/A117.2.full SO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2014 Jun 01; 99 AB - Background In the UK litigation rates in maternity care continue to rise despite increased consultant presence on delivery suite and mandatory CTG training. We decided to investigate the trend in low 5 min Apgar score (<7) as previous studies have shown a 3 fold risk in substandard care in babies with low Apgar at 5 min.1 Objective To asses if there are objective changes in intrapartum outcomes in the last decade. Methodology Review of Apgar score from all singleton, term, labouring births (cephalic presentation) and total perinatal mortality rate and in a single tertiary unit between 2004 and 2013. Results There were a total of 65,651 births of which 568 babies had a low Apgar score. There has been a significant reduction in both low Apgar score RR 0.93 (CI 0.90–0.95) and total perinatal mortality RR 0.96 (CI.930 to 0.987), over the last decade (year on year change in rate). Conclusion In this centre changes intrapartum care may have led to improved neonatal outcomes as demonstrated in reduced perinatal mortality and reduced numbers of babies born with low 5 min Apgar score (no change in emergency section rate). This may be a useful metric for assessing the quality of care. Abstract PLD.39 Figure 1