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SHOCKING: 6 - What They Never Told You

‘I was told they didn’t offer C-sections’ – the dangerous obsession with ‘natural births’

Amid recent maternity scandals, women are speaking out about not being listened to when having a baby – in some cases with terrible consequences

The Guardian - UK

North East NHS trust removes 'normal births' midwife job advert after campaigners raise concerns

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has removed an advert criticised for promoting the idea of "normal birth" - which has been discredited by a key recent report

Chronicle Live

NHS trusts under fire for adverts for midwives committed to ‘normal birth’

The job adverts drew condemnation on Twitter after being posted by patient safety campaigner James Titcombe.

The Independent UK

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Donna Ockenden message to bereaved families in full as calls made for Nottingham maternity review

100 families sent a letter calling for an independent inquiry

Nottingham Post

Shrewsbury inquiry chair willing to investigate Nottingham maternity scandal

Any potential probe by Donna Ockenden would be subject to approval by Sajid Javid

The Independent UK

Midwife who led Shrewsbury maternity probe ‘would chair Nottingham review’

Families affected by alleged maternity failures Nottingham University Hospitals have called for Donna Ockenden to be put in charge.

The Independent UK

Ockenden 'agrees to investigate Nottingham maternity services' after urgent calls for public inquiry

She is 'honoured and touched' to have been asked by the families to lead an inquiry

Nottingham Post

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Government statement after families call for Nottingham maternity official review

It says it's closely monitoring progress made by the hospital trust

Nottingham Post

Families call for chair of Ockenden inquiry to lead review into Nottingham maternity services

NHS-led review into Nottingham maternity services has been ‘moving with the viscosity of treacle’ say families

The Independent UK

100 Nottingham families with stories of 'dead babies and traumatic births' call for Ockenden review

They have written to Sajid Javid

Nottingham Post

Repeated maternity failings uncovered in Sheffield NHS trust

Watchdog expresses concern over safety of mothers and babies days after damning Shrewsbury report

The Guardian - UK

Maternity hospital scandals could cost the NHS £1bn a year to prevent more baby deaths

After the Shrewsbury maternity scandal in which more than 200 babies died officials warn it could cost the taxpayer one billion pounds a year to prevent more tots dying

Daily Mirror

Midwives 'at breaking point' quit jobs leaving maternity wards understaffed

New data shows the total midwifery workforce fell by 410 last year down to 26,779 in January - and this is after ministers admitted it was already 2,000 midwives short

Daily Mirror

New law means future medical scandals could be missed, says NHS watchdog

Exclusive: Staff ‘safe space’ means medical scandals such as Stafford and Shrewsbury may not be properly investigated

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Nottingham Post

Ockenden maternity findings 'go much wider', say Nottingham parents' solicitors

The report into Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust found 'failures were repeated'

Chronicle Live

Tyneside medics reflect on 'sobering' Ockenden report into tragic maternity deaths

Medics in charge of midwifery at three of the region's hospital trusts have reflected on lessons which can be learned from the Ockenden Report into avoidable deaths of babies and some mums in the Midlands.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on falling satisfaction with the NHS: broken promises

Editorial: Cuts did not cause the dreadful maternity care failures uncovered by Donna Ockenden. But they are part of a deeply worrying bigger picture

The Guardian - UK

The horrific birth stories from Shrewsbury NHS trust are haunting. Sadly, they’re not unique

More than 200 babies died through lack of care. Why are women in childbirth repeatedly treated so badly, asks Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Sajid Javid vows to ‘go after’ those responsible for NHS maternity scandal

Health secretary says he wants people held to account for Shrewsbury and Telford hospital trust failings

Daily Mirror

NHS maternity scandal probe boss warns similar tragedies could happen at other hospitals

Donna Ockenden's report revealed hundreds of babies died after poor care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust. Now, a new repport says NHS staff feel unable to speak up about dangerous practices

The Independent UK

Less than half of staff at maternity scandal trust feel able to speak out

Staff at Shrewsbury were told not to speak to the inquiry, said Donna Ockenden

Daily Mirror

Mum whose baby died at Shrewsbury Hospital claims midwives 'refused to see her'

Steph Hotchkiss says if midwives had noticed her placenta abruption earlier her baby Sophiya would not have died. She was left for 45 minutes while a handover was completed

The Independent UK

Shrewsbury maternity inquiry: ‘Cruelty beyond comprehension’ as mothers blamed for babies’ deaths

Donna Ockenden warns of ongoing care failings at Shrewsbury as staff told her they still fear speaking out

The Guardian - UK

‘As an NHS midwife, the Shrewsbury baby deaths report didn’t surprise me’

A senior midwife at a trust in England says chronic understaffing means problems can too easily be missed

The Guardian - UK

Baby deaths inquiry points to issues across England’s maternity services

Analysis: lack of staff, lack of training and lack of oversight all contributed to NHS maternity scandal

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