Browsing: maternity

Black women in England are still facing poorer outcomes in their maternity care due to systemic racism, alongside failures in leadership and data collection, according to…

Jamie CoulsonYorkshire health correspondent andSteve JonesYorkshireBBCLauren Caulfield’s daughter, Grace, was stillborn in March 2022A woman whose baby daughter was stillborn after failings in her care during…

Amy ColeMidlands Today andTanya GuptaBBC News, West MidlandsBBCStaff practise on Linda the mannequin in the simulation laboratoryA simulation laboratory that can be used to recreate emergency…

BBCSarah and Jack Hawkins, who lost their baby daughter, said there should be disciplinary action over the commentsStaff working for a scandal-hit NHS trust allegedly made…

Michael BuchananSocial Affairs CorrespondentBBCThe review will look into cases at the Royal Sussex County HospitalFamilies calling for an inquiry into maternity care in East Sussex say…

It was one of the most horrifying targets of Russia’s war on Ukraine so far. Reports showed a pregnant woman on a stretcher, her face ashen…

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentGetty ImagesThe former diplomat Baroness Valerie Amos has been chosen to lead a rapid review into maternity care in England.Announcing her appointment, Health…

It is 2am in the obstetrics and gynaecology emergency department of Assahaba Medical Complex in Gaza City. Through the open windows, I can hear the never-ending…

Divya Talwar & Natalie TruswellBBC News InvestigationsGetty ImagesNHS England made 101 recommendations to improve the quality of careThere are “significant” concerns about the safety and quality…

One of the UK’s most senior midwives has said inaction by the previous government over maternity care failures has led to the “difficult” situation in wards…