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NHS maternity units often cover up harmful errors in childbirth, report finds
Baroness Amos's interim review reveals systemic racism, bullying, and poor transparency in NHS maternity care, with black babies twice as likely to be stillborn, officials said.
- After six months of evidence-gathering, the interim review by Baroness Amos, lead reviewer, found persistent failings in NHS maternity services after speaking to hundreds of families.
- Systemic managerial failures allowed racist and bullying behaviour to persist, making maternity units toxic while a burnt-out workforce delivers babies with poor care.
- Among the examples, the interim findings record Asian women labelled `princesses` and Black women described as having `tough skin`, one woman told she was too fat to have children, and labour ward staff including weather reports in handovers due to leaks.
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The Independent (US)Racism, unsafe wards and ‘too fat’ to have a baby – NHS maternity failures laid bare
Women forced to deliver babies in corridors, Asian women stereotyped as ‘princesses’ and black women’s pain dismissed are among shocking findings of Amos inquiry
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