#InternationalBereavedMothersDay a day I wish I never had to endure. My beautiful daughter should be 8.

We’ve no pretty pictures of her first steps, her first words or in years to come but I’m still so proud of her in the few we have.
#safermaternity

Big latest numbers - each real impacted families part of the biggest review into maternity failings in NHS history. The central focus Nottingham cases from. 2012 to now. ⁦Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt⁩ the final report due 09/2025 revealing how much harm was avoidable.

Leah Wright's baby was stillborn at Nottingham City Hospital six years ago, and she says she still doesn't have clear answers as to why her son died.

She is one in almost 2,000 families who have received a letter in the Nottingham Maternity Review to say there may have been…

A timely reminder to support Maternity Safety Alliance campaign for a national inquiry.

When we have reacted a point where midwives publicly state women lie about fetal movements to get an induction whilst babies die when women who report reduced fetal movement aren't believed, it is…

Today my beautiful daughter should be 8 yrs old.

Apparently it gets “easier” and time “heals” but it doesn’t. I’m so broken and I miss her so much. I just want to show Harriet off to the world.

I met with Maria Caulfield MP this morning to talk about Beatrice, maternity safety, and our call for a #MaternityInquiry Maternity Safety Alliance. We covered a lot of ground in an hour and I hope this is just the start of an ongoing conversation.

8 yrs ago 2day was my due date. 8yrs ago tomorrow I started having continuous contractions, lasting until next Wednesday - when I was finally admitted and she was delivered dead. 8 yrs on and I still relive it day for day. I still vividly feel the sense of desperation for help 💔

Wes Streeting MP tells me Labour would be 'guided by' the Nottm maternity review in deciding on need for public inquiry.

Jack Hawkins, whose daughter Harriet would have been 8 on April 17, says he's delighted he's shown real understanding.

#LDReporter
STORY:nottstv.com/labour-will-be…

A statement regarding the 'With Woman Movement':

We've heard from countless women who have had horrific experiences of maternity care and we agree with Maternity Safety Alliance, mentioned in Sirin Kale's important article, that maternity services are broken. That's why we're backing their call for an urgent public inquiry.

'Any woman, in any hospital, having any baby, could be at risk', says Sirin Kale on maternity services. She is right.

This deep dive into Hampshire Hospitals reveals dead & brain injured babies, a dead mum, and a brilliant obstetrician sacked for speaking up

theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

8 yrs ago today I started mat leave. 2 1/2 weeks to my due date with a full term healthy baby.

Little did I know the negligent care I’d receive over a 6 day labour would lead to her death. I left the hospital with an empty car seat, empty arms and a broken heart #safermaternity

This response from Rishi Sunak today shows he doesn't understand the breadth and scale of the crisis in maternity services across the country. So let's make it clear: maternity care is failing. Mums and babies are dying because of substandard care. We need a #MaternityInquiry

Ongoing investigation, potentially 1800+ preventable bereaved/ harmed. Police investigation opened.

Kiss your kids goodnight and think of all those in Nottingham who have to kiss their kids gravestones.

Come and meet us and find out what’s really going on Rishi Sunak

1/2 Tomorrow! The ⁦Independent Maternity Review NUH Trust⁩ team will be posting more than 70 letters to new families who are not yet in the review. They will be from ⁦Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt⁩ - Donna as Chair of the review explaining to families why they can join the review if wanted & how to opt out 🧵

'It's very important for society to understand how weak the regulatory bodies are when it comes to patient safety,' she said.

YEP

Sighhh … why not embrace scrutiny?
Why not see it as an opportunity to learn and develop safe care from ?

Then you wouldn’t have to worry about the women in your service.

Another Mother’s Day with out my beautiful baby Wynter! My heart is shattered thinking about what life should be like and what we have had stolen!

Victoria Atkins neonatal deaths and still births have not decreased 😒 and you are not doing enough to stop it! 1/2

I just want one more hug with my daughter but this will never happen.

Harriet died. Not because she was too early, or poorly, or small but because I received unsafe care. Harriet deserved better. Many other families suffering 2day deserved better #MotheringSunday #mothersday2024

This #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024 I’m thinking of my wee woman. Harriet should be 8 next month and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t wonder what she would be like now and what she should have grown into. But I’m so proud of what she is achieving now #safermaternity