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The Guardian - UK
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Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities corresponent

Nottingham maternity care scandal review: what are the key findings?

Pedestrians walk past Queen's Medical Centre University Hospital with NHS signage and blue barriers at street level
The report found a significant number of stillbirths, maternal deaths and severe complications could have been avoided if the care provided by the Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust had been adequate. Photograph: Mark Richardson/Alamy

A review into the NHS’s biggest ever maternity care scandal has been published. Led by Donna Ockenden, an independent senior midwife, the review examined 2,500 cases involving mothers and babies dying or being seriously injured, or babies being stillborn, while under the care of Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust between 2012 and 2025. Below is a summary of the findings from the report.

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