This week's cover story for the @NewStatesman is probably the most difficult thing I've ever had to write, and certainly the most personal.
Birth trauma: the hidden childbirth crisis that is devastating lives and costing the NHS billions. https://t.co/SfTjW3jH4i
"I made numerous phone calls to triage and my midwife during this time. However, no matter who I reached out to or which method I tried, I was turned away or told there was no need to go in." https://t.co/m0ZDtOUB8y
"The hospital conducted an investigation which found 10 missed opportunities. It was confirmed, that I had a placenta abruption. It was also discovered that I had polyhydramnios which went undetected"
My heart breaks. A preventable tragedy that mirrors Joshua’s death 15 years earlier. A maternity unit should be a place of high reliability care- it shouldn’t have taken Zac’s death 2 recognise the importance of systems 2 recognise signs of neonatal sepsis https://t.co/XxRZSJyM9n
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The RCOG welcomes the decision of the Sentencing Council to include pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal care as a specific mitigating factor to be considered in sentencing decisions. (1/4)
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The Trust Medical Director who presided over the formal investigation and victimisation of Jasna Macanovic and was later heavily criticised for his actions at her Employment Tribunal, subsequently retired from his post at the Trust in Portsmouth.
A recurring, and inexplicable, element of stories we hear is women whose waters have broken being told by midwives that they must have "wet themselves". Just why?
Three strategies to turn a workplace conflict into a constructive negotiation:
1) Go to the balcony: step away so that you can see the bigger picture
2) Build the Bridge: seek to understanding the other’s standpoint to uncover their real need
3) Engage the third side: get perspective from others who are part of the larger context in which the conflict is happening:
https://t.co/1o2zJEKBKV Blog & sketchnote by @tnvora, based on wisdom from @WilliamUryGTY
"We think that there needs to be a full review of this country's maternity services. This is not just happening in one trust or in 'dark corners' of the NHS."
I'm devestated by what happened to Zac... the very same failures that led to Joshua's death.
https://t.co/cLVCUt3gse
I want every mother to feel safe when giving birth to their baby.
£35 million is going directly to improving safety and care in our maternity wards - moving us closer to our goal of making healthcare faster, simpler and fairer for all.