Tag: Maternity Services
4 months ago
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Living with pre-eclampsia: 'I lost two babies at birth, then my daughter was born'

Suzi Poulton endured profound physical and emotional trauma after she was diagnosed with the life-threatening condition

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5 months ago
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Caesarean births at record high as women wait longer for children

Data from NHS England shows the number of births in the country is at its lowest level in more than 20 years

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6 months ago
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Survival rates of premature babies born at 22 weeks treble after change to guidelines

New guidelines from the British Association of Perinatal Medicine were introduced in October 2019 after advances in n...

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6 months ago
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Damning report reveals more failing maternity and ambulance services

'From the cradle to the grave, this report reveals the shocking state of care,' says RCN Chief Nurse Professor Nicola...

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8 months ago
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Nottingham maternity inquiry 'will not be delayed by police investigation' into baby deaths

Donna Ockenden said she is confident the police investigation and her own independent review into Nottingham Universi...

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about 1 year ago
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Top nurse backs bereaved parents condemning 'harmful' event on 'normal birth' ideology

Dame Ruth May tells families who suffered in maternity scandals that she will write to organisers of the Internationa...

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almost 2 years ago
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Midwife who led Shrewsbury maternity scandal Donna Ockenden taking over Nottingham review

The families affected by failings at the trust said the appointment is a 'significant step towards restoring confiden...

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about 2 years ago
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Senior midwife Donna Ockenden says she would be 'very pleased' to take over maternity review

Around 100 families wrote to the senior midwife this week appealing for her to chair a new review having lost faith i...

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about 2 years ago
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Families who lost babies in Nottingham maternity scandal call for Donna Ockenden to take over

A review into Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is under way but around 100 families have lost faith in the process

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about 2 years ago
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Shrewsbury maternity scandal exposed deadly failings, and the NHS must solve midwife crisis now

A total of 201 babies and nine mothers could or would have survived if they had received better care. Until safe staf...

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about 2 years ago
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Midwives tell Sajid Javid to 'stem the tide' of those leaving NHS with patient safety at risk

Petition signed by 123,000 people handed to No 10 demanding action, as staff numbers fall despite Government promises...

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almost 3 years ago
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NHS maternity services 'not improving fast enough' following baby death scandals

Little progress has been made against key Government targets and there remain too few staff, MPs have said in a damni...

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