US Edition‘My Baby Died After I Was ignored.’ More Families Call for Leeds NHS Maternity Inquiry
- A lawsuit filed on May 29, 2024, claims negligence during vacuum-assisted delivery led to the death of newborn Prime in Texas.
- This case follows widespread concerns about maternity care failings in Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust reported by families, including Lauren Caulfield and Tassie Weaver.
- Families report ignored warnings, poor communication, and unsafe practices leading to stillbirths, neonatal deaths, injuries, and trauma at Leeds between 2017 and 2024.
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals officials, including Dr. Magnus Harrison, acknowledge failings and commit to safe, respectful care while commissioning independent reviews and workforce investments.
- Families are continuing to press for a nationwide investigation into the safety of maternity services, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting engaging with them but yet to commit to launching such an inquiry, highlighting persistent demands for greater accountability.
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Four days after her birth, little Lola died of neonatal meningitis. Her parents file a complaint against the hospital in Mont-de-Marsan, pointing to serious neglect during childbirth and a flaw...
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Bereaved parents urge Wes Streeting to launch Statutory Public Inquiry into maternity safety - Ashtons Legal
A group of bereaved parents from the Maternity Safety Alliance (MSA), whose babies died due to failings in NHS maternity care, have called on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, to initiate a statutory public inquiry into maternity safety in England. The request followed a meeting between Streeting and families affected by maternity scandals in hospitals across the country, including in Nottingham, Leeds, Barnsley, …
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