An urgent independent investigation has been launched into a major hospital trust after a baby pronounced stillborn was discovered to be alive, raising serious concerns about maternity safety protocols and patient care standards.
Groundbreaking NHS research exposes stark racial disparities in neonatal care outcomes, with babies born to Black mothers facing significantly higher mortality rates across England.
Leading maternity experts call for urgent improvements in home birth safety protocols, including clearer risk communication and guaranteed access to skilled midwives across the UK.
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A coroner's report reveals systemic failures led to the deaths of a mother and baby during a home birth, prompting urgent calls for improved NHS maternity protocols and midwife training.
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Heartbroken families who lost babies in NHS maternity scandals warn more hospitals could be implicated as government launches urgent review into maternity services across England.
A damning independent inquiry reveals catastrophic failures at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust maternity units, prompting urgent government action and sweeping review of patient safety.
Shocking new figures reveal NHS maternity negligence claims have reached unprecedented levels, exposing systemic failures and demanding urgent government action to protect mothers and babies.
An exclusive Daily Mail investigation reveals the heartbreaking details surrounding the deaths of a mother and her newborn daughter during a planned home birth, raising urgent questions about maternal safety.
Shocking new figures reveal the NHS's clinical negligence liabilities have skyrocketed to £60 billion, driven by a dramatic surge in maternity care compensation claims that threatens the health service's financial stability.
A devoted mother's final words 'I'm a warrior' echo as she tragically passes away following a traumatic home birth in Northampton, leaving behind a newborn daughter and grieving family.
A senior midwife at Nottingham University Hospitals is under investigation after writing insensitive notes on incontinence pads about new mothers, raising serious concerns about maternity care standards.
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.
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.
Groundbreaking Oxford study uncovers how childhood experiences fundamentally impact adult health, relationships and life outcomes decades later.
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.
Groundbreaking research exposes alarming variations in patient mortality rates across English NHS hospitals, with some institutions showing significantly higher death risks than others.
Groundbreaking research exposes how hundreds of American women face criminal charges for pregnancy-related incidents, with devastating consequences for maternal healthcare.
Groundbreaking UK research shows children from deprived areas have significant structural differences in brain development, raising urgent questions about inequality's long-term impact.
Ministers order UK universities to cease offering 'low-quality' courses with poor graduate outcomes, threatening fines for institutions that fail to comply with new value for money standards.
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.
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.
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