Shropshire maternity scandal: ‘The midwife was shouting at me as I said, I can’t do this’
4 years ago

Shropshire maternity scandal: ‘The midwife was shouting at me as I said, I can’t do this’

The Telegraph  

Kamaljit Uppal had begged doctors to deliver her breech baby by caesarean section - but her pleas were ignored until her son was protruding from her body, struggling to breathe. Her story is one of the harrowing cases which emerged during the biggest review of maternity services in NHS history, which may change the way pregnancies across England are managed for years to come. The long-awaited Ockenden Report, which has been three years in the making, has detailed shocking failures in maternity care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. Women left screaming in pain for hours, being told they were "lazy" for wanting a caesarean, having their excruciating pain dismissed as "nothing", and being made to feel "pathetic" were some of the unimaginably traumatic experiences recounted. Others told of repeated failures by staff to recognise mothers and babies in deteriorating conditions, including one mother whose baby died because staff were "too busy" to monitor her during labour.

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Daily Mail  

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Shrewsbury maternity scandal: Key findings from damning Ockenden inquiry report
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The Independent  

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Shrewsbury maternity scandal latest news: Sajid Javid’s statement released as report details avoidable baby deaths
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The Independent  

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Shrewsbury maternity scandal: NHS trust blamed mothers as hundreds of babies died avoidably, report finds
2 years, 8 months ago

Shrewsbury maternity scandal: NHS trust blamed mothers as hundreds of babies died avoidably, report finds

The Independent  

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Shrewsbury maternity scandal: Inquiry demands NHS overhaul to prevent baby deaths
4 years ago

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Shrewsbury maternity scandal: Babies’ skulls fractured and bones broken in traumatic births, report reveals
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Maternity unit deaths due to natural birth 'obsession'
4 years ago

Maternity unit deaths due to natural birth 'obsession'

The Telegraph  

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Shrewsbury and Telford maternity scandal laid bare in secret NHS report
4 years, 3 months ago

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The Independent  

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Shrewsbury maternity scandal: Hundreds more cases revealed after trawl of paper records
4 years, 5 months ago

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The Independent  

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Shrewsbury hospital: Criminal inquiry over worst maternity scandal in NHS history that led to deaths of dozens of babies and mothers
4 years, 5 months ago

Shrewsbury hospital: Criminal inquiry over worst maternity scandal in NHS history that led to deaths of dozens of babies and mothers

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