#maternity-safety

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Healthcare
fromwww.bbc.com
10 hours ago

Call for medical notes alert for maternity scandal families

Ockenden alerts on medical records flag past maternity trauma so health workers read histories, reduce retraumatization, and tailor care for affected families.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

NHS directed pregnant women to controversial Free Birth Society via charity

NHS directed pregnant women to Free Birth Society resources that promote unassisted birth, contain misinformation, and have been linked to neonatal deaths.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

'My wife died in childbirth but wasn't told she'd been given labour drug overdose'

The 39-year-old had been told she would have to give birth to her stillborn daughter, who was called Olivia, and was given medication to bring on the labour. Within hours Jacqui was having intense contractions and at one point slumped into the arms of her husband, Lori Quate, who thought she had fainted. As staff at Ninewells Hospital rushed to help her, she suffered a cardiac arrest.
Public health
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Delayed C-sections and unsafe wards crisis at crumbling maternity units laid bare

Widespread infrastructure failures in NHS maternity units are causing safety incidents and disruptions while The Independent solicits donations to fund paywall-free investigative journalism.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

NHS staff called 'heartless' over maternity comments

Some families very recently have fed back to me shocking examples of being stigmatised or gaslit - criticised for either being part of the independent review or for campaigning for better services. Families have heard that they are criticised for being in the review, and that they are in the review on the basis that they are seeking compensation. The families tell me that there are instances where they feel they have reason to believe they can trace that back to colleagues that work in NUH.
UK news
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
6 months ago

Streeting accused of 'betrayal' over maternity funding plan

Funding for maternity safety has been drastically reduced, raising concerns among campaigners and health professionals.
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