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The Scottish government delivers a ministerial statement on the National Review of Maternity and Neonatal Services
The Scottish government gives another ministerial statement on support for business and the economy
MSPs vote to set separate Scottish income tax rates and bands for the first time, as set by Finance Secretary Derek Mackay.
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Ms Campbell says ScotSTAR will be involved in the requirements for greater transportation.
The minister say she will keep the parliament informed on this issue.
She says the move to three enhanced neonatal units is for the longer term after the move to five.
Greens MSP Alison Johnstone
Greens MSP Alison Johnstone asks if the minister can advise if fewer units will mean more transport between them.
Ms Johstone asks if ScotSTAR have been involved and whether transport resources can handle the changes.
Image source, bbcA rally of MSPs and local health campaigners was held outside parliament
Opposition parties defeated the Scottish government in a Holyrood debate on local health services last September.
Scottish Labour put forward a motion urging the government to step in over a series of proposals to close or downgrade NHS services.
Health Secretary Shona Robison insisted that no final decisions had been made about any of the services mentioned.
But the Tories, Greens and Lib Dems united behind Labour, with the SNP abstaining in the final vote.
The motion only calls on the government to step in over the plans, so does not bind the minority administration to any action.
The SNP narrowly avoided a defeat over tax reform a week ago only after Labour leader Kezia Dugdale's vote did not register.
Image source, bbcPublic Health Minister Aileen Campbell
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell says there are no firm proposals on the future of the Vale of Leven services.
Ms Campbell says she expects boards to take cognisance of this report.
She says the Vale of Leven hospital is there because of the work of the government, as the uncomfortable truth was the Labour administration was going to close it.
Labour MSP Jackie Baillie asks if the minister will commit to retain the full maternity service at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Across Scotland from the beginning of 2011 until the end of 2015 there were more than 285,000 births, including 1,247 stillbirths.
Health boards detailed minor incidents including slips, trips, bumps and falls, but also more serious events including:
Image source, SPLIn reality the total figure may be far higher than 25,000, because some health boards - including Greater Glasgow and Clyde - provided only the most serious events rather than all adverse events.
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Media captionA BBC investigation finds Scotland's maternity hospitals have recorded more than 25,000 adverse incidents since 2011
Scotland's maternity hospitals recorded more than 25,000 adverse incidents since 2011, BBC Scotland discovered last November.
The most serious cases included the deaths of 26 newborns and 79 stillbirths. Three mothers also died.
Staff shortages, medicines given in error and treatment delays were also among the incidents logged.
The Scottish government pointed out that in 2015 the country had recorded its lowest level of stillbirths.
Health Secretary Shona Robison also said that there were fewer neonatal deaths and fewer maternal deaths.
The minister's comments came following a BBC Scotland Freedom of Information (FOI) request into the number of "adverse events" taking place in maternity units.
Image source, bbcPublic Health Minister Aileen Campbell
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell says Mr Sarwar fails to recognise that there is a good record of maternity services in Scotland.
Ms Campbell says: "Scotland is taking a leading way forward for women across the country."
She says she wants to keep women alongside their babies.
The minister says specialising neonatal servies from five to three is to transform the care given and improve the outcome for babies.
She says it is important that every mother gets the very best care and every baby gets the best start in life.
Labour MSP Anas Sarwar says it is important to look at the report alongside the Bliss Scotland report which found neonatal units are understaffed.
Mr Sarwar asks when the government will publish an additional workforce plan and when additional staff will be brought it.
He asks what units will lose intensive care cots as part of recommendations.
The Labour MSP asks if the minister will recognise that closures to maternity untils at Vale of Leven and others are ill advised.
Image source, bbcPublic Health Minister Aileen Campbell
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell says in terms of neonatal provision there will always continue to be 15 across the country.
Ms Campbell says careful planning will be required for the progression and it is important specialist care is delivered to the small number of babies that need it.
She says as the service develops she will keep parliament informed.
The minister says she will continue to work with staff in delivering the recommendations.
She says of course women should have choice in rural areas.
Tory MSP Donald Cameron says there are issues the statement has not addressed.
Mr Cameron says intensive care units and staffing have not been mentioned.
The Tory MSP says the report states all women should have an appropriate choice of place of birth.
He asks if the government will support rural areas to deliver recommendations.
Image source, PAMaternity services in Scotland are "beginning to buckle", according to a new report by the Royal College of Midwives.
The report said more complex births, older mothers and an ageing workforce were adding to the pressures.
It also showed that more than a fifth of pregnant women in Scotland were obese.
The Scottish government said it had consistently increased midwife numbers over the past few years.
MS Campbell says: "This review was firmly grounded in the views of staff, and the review report describes some of the challenges that they face.
"These have also been reflected in recent reports by Bliss and the RCM."
The minister says:
The minister says the model of neonatal care described in the report aims to reduce the number of babies who need to spend time in neonatal units, by keeping mothers and babies together in postnatal wards with in-reach support from neonatal staff.
Ms Campbell says all 15 neonatal units will remain and continue to care for babies in their area.
Image source, ThinkstockThe minister highlights the recommendations to keep mother and baby together, to involve parents more in the delivery of care, and to provide accommodation and a national approach to expenses for families with babies in neonatal care.
Ms Campbell says: " I want to underline how important it is that families stay together. "
Ms Campbell announces that Jane Grant has agreed to Chair the implementation of the review recommendations.
She says: "All of the 76 recommendations will take time to implement, but are important."
The expert group's recommendations include:
Image source, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYThe review recommends Caesarean sections should only be offered for clinical reasons
Image source, SPLPregnant women in Scotland should be allocated a primary midwife, providing care before, during and after the birth of their child, a review has found.
The proposal is one of 76 recommendations from an expert group, external looking at maternity services.
Caesarean sections should only be offered for clinical reasons, the review suggests.
Between three and five neonatal intensive care units across Scotland would care for seriously ill babies.
These would be supported by other special care units, the report said.
The review, announced in 2015 and chaired by NHS Forth Valley chief executive Jane Grant, has been examining best practice and current services.
Ms Campbell says: "I welcome a report that is so strongly anchored in the views of the hundreds of service users and staff across Scotland who contributed."