Is the problem of coercion raised by Birthrights one more aspect of the NHS crisis, with doctors & midwifes lacking the time (or headspace) to discuss options & making decisions for mothers because they don't have the capacity for patients to exercise a personal choice?

Birthright's sample is small (and self-selected?) so its unclear how representative it is, but equally the conclusions are in line with others' criticisms of maternity care.

#NHS #MaternityCare #health

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/17/maternity-care-coercion-pressure-england-birthrights

Report Highlights Systemic Failures in England's Maternity Services

England's maternity services have serious failings affecting women and babies. Discrimination, racism, and poor staff culture are key issues. Find out what's happening.

#MaternityCare, #NHSfail, #PatientSafety, #Discrimination, #UKNews

https://newsletter.tf/england-maternity-services-fail-women-discrimination/

An independent review found England's maternity services are failing many women and babies. Over 8,000 people shared their experiences, highlighting serious issues like racism and discrimination.

#MaternityCare, #NHSfail, #PatientSafety, #Discrimination, #UKNews

https://newsletter.tf/england-maternity-services-fail-women-discrimination/

Baroness Amos Interim Report Highlights Systemic Failures, Racism, and Bullying in England's Maternity and Neonatal Services

📰 Original title: Shocking allegations of bullying, racism, and undignified births revealed in damning maternity report

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#health #maternitycare #nhsfailings #racisminhealthcare

The Q. raised by the new (and damning) report into English NHS maternity care, is how much does the observed budgetary problem(s) leading to both inadequate staffing & resources contribute to the other issues identified & how much of these other difficulties are about staff (and social) attitudes?

Whatever the answer, its pretty clear that maternity care is at best pretty uneven across England & at worse needs major reform & investment.

#MaternityCare #NHS #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/26/nhs-england-maternity-care-report-key-takeaways

The nurses caring for new parents in the Netherlands.

All new mothers in the Netherlands have a legal right to “kraamzorg” – a unique form of maternity care in the days after they give birth.

Here’s how it transforms the “fourth trimester”.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260223-the-nurses-caring-for-new-parents-in-the-netherlands?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Parenting #Healthcare #Maternity #Health #Netherlands #Kraamzorg #MaternityCare

Three months into Baroness Amos' Inquiry into NHS maternity care and already the problems are clear to her... she has found much evidence of a lack of cleanliness & other practical failings, women not being listened to during their care, a range of discriminations & the problem of NHS 'marking their own homework' on failures of care.

None of this may be a surprise, but Amos' interim report indicate the direction her Inquiry will likely take?

#NHS #MaternityCare

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g45ev3gkdo