Women having ‘harrowing’ births as hospitals hide failures, says MPs’ report

UK birth trauma inquiry finds women variously mocked, ignored, fobbed off with paracetamol and left permanently damaged

The Guardian

The sad truth about having a baby: ‘cattle’ care is now the norm | Milli Hill | Opinion | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/17/having-a-baby-cattle-midwives-report

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The sad truth about having a baby: ‘cattle’ care is now the norm | Milli Hill

A new report confirms our worst fears about lack of midwives and lack of continuity. The situation is frustrating and dangerous – and it’s getting worse