We have recently found the following material from;
Rhiannon Davies MBE and Richard Stanton MBE, parents of Kate who lost her life avoidably in 2009.
Kayleigh Griffiths MBE and Colin Griffiths MBE, parents of Pippa who lost her life avoidably in 2016.
Deaths due to catastrophic failings in care at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH). This really is crucial reading. They started a national Change.org campaign in October 2023. National Maternity Inquiry - Stop Babies Being Harmed and Dying. https://chng.it/xBtRBqxJYD It currently has 37,000 signatures.
Some key extracts that really resonate with us;
“Safe maternity provision in the UK is not the norm. As Donna Ockenden said in her report into the Trust where our daughters died: “childbirth is not safe for women in England.”
“Robust action is required of immediately. Rather than disconnected and disjointed clinical and criminal investigations into hospital trusts across the country, a public inquiry into maternity services is the only way we can get to the root of the issues and create required change”.
“We know that you probably won't care until you do care - by that we mean, the concept of a 'dead baby' is not one you will ever consider, until you hold your own newborn in your arms, dead after catastrophic and avoidable failings in their care...”
“Instead of hoping for the best and believing it won't happen to you, listen to those of us who have experienced this life shattering reality as we push for the deepest, most meaningful change possible. This can only be uncovered and delivered with a national public inquiry”.
“Perinatal deaths are not common. Every single one must be investigated, and action taken to prevent failings being repeated. The fact that so few resulted in learning is suggestive that the causes of deaths in most cases were already known about. I.e., they were avoidable and followed similar mistakes made in the past.”
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