Tag: maternity
Leeds maternity units graded ‘inadequate’ after families tell BBC of failings
Maternity services at two Leeds hospitals have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” by the healthcare regulator, because their failings posed “a significant risk” to women and babies. Concerns from staff and patients around quality of care and staffing levels were substantiated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) during unannounced inspections at Leeds Teaching Hospitals…
‘My baby died after I was ignored’: More families call for NHS maternity inquiry
When Tassie Weaver went into labour at full term, she thought she was hours away from holding her first child. But, by the time she was giving birth, she knew her son had died. Doctors had previously told Tassie to call her local maternity unit immediately when she went into labour, she says, because her…
Inside Ukraine’s last maternity ward in a region surrounded by Russian forces
Eleanor Beardsley SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — The squalling cries of newborns echo through the hallway of Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital in the beleaguered Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Sitting by the window in her room, young mother Anastasia cradles her 1-day-old daughter Vasilisa. While she’s happy to share this private moment with NPR, she doesn’t wish…