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Fifth of mothers felt pressured to have natural birth, poll reveals

One fifth of mothers felt pressured by healthcare professionals to give birth naturally, a survey has found ahead of the publication of a major review into maternity failings. Some 21% of women who answered questions said they believed they had been ...

30 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Families silenced or ignored, says midwife behind review into maternity care

Families have been “silenced or ignored”, a former senior midwife leading a major inquiry into maternity care has said ahead of her report’s publication. Three hundred babies died or were left brain damaged due to avoidable errors in care, the ...

27 Mar 2022 at 00:55

More than 100 maternity cases being reviewed in criminal investigation

More than 100 maternity cases at a scandal-hit NHS trust are being reviewed by police. Nottinghamshire Police announced a criminal investigation in September last year into concerns raised about severe harm allegedly linked to maternity ...

21 Nov 2024 at 14:57

Shropshire maternity care failings: Victims hope inquiry will give answers

The families of babies who died or who were left seriously disabled due to catastrophic mistakes at an NHS trust are to receive the final report of an independent inquiry. A major review into Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, ...

30 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Midwife officially launches review into maternity care at scandal-hit NHS trust

A senior midwife has urged families and staff members of an NHS trust embroiled in a scandal over baby deaths to come forward as an independent review into maternity failings was officially launched. Donna Ockenden is set to lead the ...

01 Sept 2022 at 10:56

More maternity tragedies will occur unless rapid changes are made – report

Rapid changes must be made to England’s maternity services or more mothers and babies will be harmed, a damning report from the Health Service Ombudsman has concluded. The new study, based on complaints and compensation payments ...

28 Mar 2023 at 15:14

Bereaved parents welcome police investigation into maternity care at NHS trust

A father who has been campaigning for justice after his daughter died during labour due to care failings has said he is “very pleased” to hear police are preparing to launch an investigation into maternity care at an ...

07 Sept 2023 at 17:54

Families brand review of maternity services at Welsh hospital a ‘scam’

Families who have raised concerns over the care given to mothers and babies at a maternity unit in Wales have criticised a review into the service, with one branding it a “scam”. Dozens of Welsh parents spent years ...

01 Aug 2024 at 10:46

Nottingham baby death inquiry expected to uncover biggest-ever maternity scandal

An inquiry into baby deaths at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is expected to uncover the biggest maternity scandal in the history of the NHS. Donna Ockenden, who is leading the inquiry, is poised to ...

10 Jul 2023 at 11:14

More accountability needed for maternity scandal ‘cover-ups’, say families

Families in the largest NHS maternity review ever undertaken say that more accountability needs to be taken for alleged “cover-ups” by a hospital trust. Speaking at a Nottingham University Hospitals Trust ...

18 Sept 2024 at 17:01

NHS staff ‘made heartless criticisms about families in maternity review’

Staff working for a scandal-hit NHS trust allegedly made “heartless” criticisms about families in the largest ever maternity review and claimed the relatives are taking part so they can seek compensation....

03 Sept 2025 at 15:09

Toxic cover-up culture in NHS poses risk to mothers and babies – regulator chief

Harm to mothers and their babies is at risk of being normalised owing to a “toxic” culture of cover-up in the NHS, the head of the doctors’ regulator will say. Charles Massey, chief executive of the ...

15 Sept 2025 at 08:24

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