42 h. ago NHS maternity shame as 1 in 5 women have their concerns dismissed during labour

New mums and mums-to-be are often unable to get the help they need when using NHS maternity services or do not feel confident they are given the right advice.

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47 h. ago Voices: ‘We decided to get private healthcare’: Readers on ‘traumatic’ NHS maternity failings

England’s maternity crisis stems from decades of underfunding, mismanagement and a culture that fails to listen to women, according to our community, who argued that only proper investment and a respected, well-staffed workforce can turn things around

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65 h. ago Voices: Every woman should feel safe in an NHS maternity ward

Editorial: The staggering shortcomings in care for mothers at hospitals and failure to implement recommendations to correct them have resulted in lives lost and ruined – the health secretary could define his legacy by finally putting this right

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68 h. ago Midwife from One Born Every Minute loses unfair dismissal case with the NHS after 'witch hunt' over TikTok advice posts

Lara Basini-Millar built up a huge following voicing her concerns at the way the NHS maternity services were being run. But she was called in by hospital bosses for being 'too sexual'.

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69 h. ago Dirty wards, women bleeding in bathrooms and avoidable baby deaths: Maternity probe head blasts ‘unacceptable care’

Report shows NHS has recorded a ‘staggering’ 748 recommendations relating to maternity and neonatal care in the past decade

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2 d. ago Dirty wards, women bleeding in bathrooms and avoidable baby deaths: Maternity probe heads blasts ‘unacceptable care’

Report shows NHS has recorded a ‘staggering’ 748 recommendations relating to maternity and neonatal care in the past decade

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3 d. ago Nothing prepared me for scale of unacceptable NHS maternity care, head of national review says

Report shows NHS has recorded a ‘staggering’ 748 recommendations relating to maternity and neonatal care in the past decade

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3 d. ago Head of the national NHS review into maternity services in England says 'nothing prepared her for the scale of unacceptable care'

Leading the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation (NMNI), Baroness Valerie Amos found changes to services have been 'too slow', despite being necessary and urgent.

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3 d. ago Changes in NHS maternity care ‘too slow’, head of national review finds

The initial impressions from Baroness Valerie Amos come ahead of her full findings being published in 2026.

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3 d. ago ‘Extremely concerning’ NHS maternity services are in worse state than expected, shock investigation finds

NHS maternity services are in a worse state than expected, an initial investigation has found. Baroness Valerie Amos said “extremely concerning” numbers of women get poor care and that some hospitals are failing even on “basic care” like keeping wards clean. The report also said that families whose babies die do not get enough kindness...

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2 w. ago NHS Forth Valley admit work needed on maternity ward after snap inspection

The Healthcare Improvement Scotland report visited maternity services at the hospital in August - and identified areas to praise and problems including improved oversight.

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