‘I felt robbed’: bereaved parents hope for answers from Sussex maternity review Review led by Donna Ockenden launches after campaign by families and media investigation into deaths at NHS trust The Guardian - UK · Sep 7
Bereaved mother hopes for answers as maternity review to host families The Government announced the maternity review into University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust which will look at cases dating back to 2018 The Independent UK · Aug 30
Nottingham hospitals’ ex-bosses should lose honours after baby deaths – families The Nottingham Affected Families Group which represents hundreds of families. Evening Standard · Jul 19
People keep asking me why I’m choosing to have a caesarean – here are my reasons This isn’t an argument against vaginal birth, and caesareans aren’t without risk. But in the context of failing maternity services, it gives me the greatest sense of calm, says Sharon Gaffka, a reality TV star and political activist The Guardian - UK · Jul 7
Streeting calls for NHS bosses to face MPs over Nottingham maternity scandal The former health secretary said he was ’appalled’ at the ’refusal of senior NHS leaders to cooperate’ with the review The Independent UK · Jul 4
Force NHS bosses to face MPs over maternity scandal, Streeting urges Mr Streeting said he was ‘appalled’ at the ‘refusal of senior NHS leaders to cooperate’ with the review. Evening Standard · Jul 4
Maternity report ‘changed to remove criticism of normal birth’ Dr Bill Kirkup stepped down from Baroness Valerie Amos’s review over a dispute concerning ‘normal birth ideology’ The Independent UK · Jul 1
How has maternity and neonatal care in England failed? Amos review confirms patients received unacceptable care that led to stillbirths, serious injuries and maternal deaths The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Maternity investigator Ockenden says Amos review ‘hasn’t taught me anything new’ The senior midwife was also asked if she would take on the role of national maternity commissioner. Evening Standard · Jun 30
Risk of serious birth injuries is rising for women in England, data suggests About 31 in every 1,000 facing serious haemorrhage or tears, NHS figures show, in trend described as ‘national crisis’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 28
The Guardian view on the Ockenden maternity review: lifting standards must be the number one priority Editorial: Families are right to be angry about devastating care failures in Nottingham. Ministers must respond fast The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Belittled, ignored or gaslit – now we know the true cost of not listening to pregnant women The Ockenden report tells a terrible story of neglect. It’s a story that I – and far too many women I know – recognise, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Bodies in Nottingham NHS trust mortuary in state of ‘advanced deterioration’, inspectors say Human Tissue Authority says bodies not transferred to freezer in time due to insufficient storage needs The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
The Independent UK · Jun 25 Decomposing bodies found in mortuary at scandal-hit NHS trust There was also a risk of the wrong bodies being released to funeral services
Evening Standard · Jun 25 Bodies found in ‘advanced deterioration’ at scandal-hit NHS trust this year Human Tissue Authority inspectors visited Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in March.
International Business Times UK · Jun 25 NHS Edited Dead Baby's Medical Records After She Died, Report Found An independent review into Nottingham maternity care reveals avoidable harm to mothers and babies, systemic failures, and a toxic culture, prompting government action and ongoing investigations.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24 ‘Horrific’ maternity care failings at Nottingham NHS trust prompt calls for public inquiry Report uncovers biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history in which 520 mothers and babies suffered ‘potentially avoidable’ harm or died
The Independent UK · Jun 24 Nottingham maternity inquiry exposes simple truth – the NHS is failing women ANALYSIS: The scandal is a scathing indictment of the poor maternity care given to thousands of women across the country. When will it change, asks Rebecca Thomas
The Independent UK · Jun 24 Toxic culture and missed opportunities: Key findings from bombshell report into Nottingham maternity scandal At least 94 babies may have suffered avoidable stillbirths due to failings in the care of mothers and babies by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
The Independent UK · Jun 24 What is Martha’s Rule? Scheme rolled out after shocking NHS Trust maternity failures A report found 520 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or death
The Independent UK · Jun 24 Hundreds of babies and mothers died or were harmed at Nottingham NHS hospitals, damning review finds More than 500 cases of potentially avoidable harm uncovered by the inquiry with chair Donna Ockenden urging victims’ voices to be a ‘catalyst for lasting national change’
Evening Standard · Jun 24 More than 500 mothers and babies ‘died or suffered potentially avoidable harm’ Over 2,500 families and more than 800 members of staff have contributed to the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the NHS.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24 More than 500 mothers and babies died or were harmed at ‘toxic’ Nottingham NHS trust, report finds Ockenden inquiry finds ‘bullying’ and ‘cruel’, dismissive attitude to women contributed to avoidable deaths
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24 Ockenden report, as it happened: families call for public inquiry and say babies treated with ‘absence of dignity’ Senior midwife Donna Ockenden’s review found more than 500 women and babies died or suffered serious harm due to poor care