The Latest Breaking News from Donna Ockenden

Hope returns for Donna Ockenden to review NUH maternity services as her work in Shropshire nears end

It was announced this week that Julie Dent will not proceed as Chair of the review

Nottingham Post · May 5, 2022

Sajid Javid meets Nottingham grieving families as newly appointed NUH review chair steps down

Heartbroken parents are still calling for Donna Ockenden to take the helm

Nottingham Post · May 4, 2022

New chairwoman of Nottingham maternity review steps down

The Department of Health and Social Care said newly appointed Julie Dent had stepped down for ‘personal reasons’.

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Relentlessly pushing the idea of ‘natural’ childbirth is an affront to pregnant women

The Ockenden report revealed fatal myths in maternity care. But their potent allure remains

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2022

‘I was told they didn’t offer C-sections’ – the dangerous obsession with ‘natural births’

Amid recent maternity scandals, women are speaking out about not being listened to when having a baby – in some cases with terrible consequences

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

North East NHS trust removes 'normal births' midwife job advert after campaigners raise concerns

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust has removed an advert criticised for promoting the idea of "normal birth" - which has been discredited by a key recent report

Chronicle Live · Apr 9, 2022

NHS trusts under fire for adverts for midwives committed to ‘normal birth’

The job adverts drew condemnation on Twitter after being posted by patient safety campaigner James Titcombe.

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Donna Ockenden message to bereaved families in full as calls made for Nottingham maternity review

100 families sent a letter calling for an independent inquiry

Nottingham Post · Apr 8, 2022

Shrewsbury inquiry chair willing to investigate Nottingham maternity scandal

Any potential probe by Donna Ockenden would be subject to approval by Sajid Javid

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Midwife who led Shrewsbury maternity probe ‘would chair Nottingham review’

Families affected by alleged maternity failures Nottingham University Hospitals have called for Donna Ockenden to be put in charge.

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022