A coroner has sounded the alarm on home birth risks after a double tragedy claimed the lives of a 34-year-old mother and her baby during complications at a planned home delivery in Somerset.
Exclusive investigation reveals how a routine home birth turned fatal for first-time mother Sophie Ross, exposing critical gaps in UK maternity safety protocols and sparking calls for urgent reform.
Little Bella-Rae defied medical expectations after being born with a massive tumour on her neck in a remarkable story of survival and medical excellence.
A London family is grieving after both mother Samantha Cushing and her newborn baby passed away just hours after delivery at North Middlesex Hospital, sparking an urgent investigation.
A mother's decision to have a home birth resulted in devastating consequences as both she and her newborn baby died hours after giving birth, despite midwife concerns about her high-risk pregnancy.
A raw examination of the silent suffering many women endure during extreme pregnancy sickness, challenging society's romanticised view of motherhood and the isolation it creates.
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has admitted liability after multiple care failures led to a baby suffering permanent brain damage during birth at Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Exclusive research reveals Londoners are losing confidence in the NHS, with growing concerns about waiting times, staff shortages and mental health services.
A grieving mother reveals the traumatic experience of being left alone to deliver her miscarried baby in a hospital toilet after staff failed to provide adequate care.
A heavily pregnant woman's desperate plea for help after vomiting blood exposes critical gaps in NHS emergency care as patients face dangerous delays and misdiagnoses.
Thousands of NHS workers across England have overwhelmingly voted for strike action, citing deep-rooted institutional racism and significant pay disparities affecting ethnic minority staff.
A courageous 24-year-old mother ignored doctors' warnings and delivered her extremely premature daughter at just 29 weeks, with both mother and baby now thriving against all expectations.
Hospital bosses have been ridiculed for controversial new maternity unit terminology that replaces 'women' with 'people' and 'breastfeeding' with 'chestfeeding' in what critics call 'virtue-signalling nonsense'.
A mother's heartbreaking account of losing her newborn daughter after what doctors called a 'perfectly healthy' pregnancy reveals critical gaps in UK maternity care.
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden opens up about the lasting emotional impact of her near-fatal childbirth experience and how it continues to affect her family years later.
A mother shares her terrifying ordeal of contracting severe influenza just days before her scheduled C-section, highlighting the dangers of flu during pregnancy and the NHS heroes who saved her baby.
An exclusive investigation reveals how negative attitudes towards caesarean births are creating unnecessary fear and anxiety for expectant mothers across the UK.
First-time mother Sophie Burch shares her terrifying sepsis ordeal after childbirth, revealing how medical staff dismissed her symptoms as normal anxiety in a story that will shock parents everywhere.
In an extraordinary medical case, a newborn baby was delivered holding the contraceptive coil that was meant to prevent pregnancy, astonishing doctors and parents alike.
Conservative MP Shivani Raja, a new mother, condemns Labour's Josh Fenton-Glynn for what she calls patronising NHS guidance on 'chestfeeding', sparking a heated Commons debate about language and maternal support.
Exclusive: British hospitals are witnessing a dramatic rise in 'giant babies' weighing over 11lbs at birth, with experts pointing to maternal obesity and gestational diabetes as key factors behind this alarming trend.
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern delivers a powerful address, framing the global crisis in maternal healthcare as a 'hidden genocide' and a critical failure of our time that demands urgent action.
A devastating investigation reveals a newborn baby was found dead on a sofa after a community midwife failed to carry out a scheduled home visit. The NHS Trust has issued a profound apology.
A pregnant nurse is taking her GP brother to an employment tribunal after he dismissed her from the family-run clinic, claiming he tried to 'soften the blow' by not explicitly telling her she was sacked. The case exposes a bitter family and professional r
A damning parliamentary report exposes a stark racial divide in UK maternity care, revealing Black women are disproportionately harmed by systemic NHS failures and neglect.
Exclusive NHS figures show a dramatic rise in caesarean sections in England, with over a third of all births now delivered via surgery, sparking a major debate on maternity care.
The Royal College of Midwives issues a stark warning to the Health Secretary, revealing dangerous staffing shortages and a system pushed to the brink, putting mothers and babies at risk across England.
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting launches a comprehensive review into England's crisis-hit NHS maternity services, pledging a 'fundamental shift' in care following a series of devastating scandals.
Exclusive: A major national investigation has been launched into 14 NHS maternity units following a series of tragic baby deaths and life-changing injuries. Discover which trusts are under scrutiny and why.
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting calls for a complete reform of the General Medical Council, branding it 'not fit for purpose' following the damning Ockenden Review into maternity scandals.