Fourteen hospital trusts are set to be examined as part of a national investigation into the “failures” of NHS maternity and neonatal services.
Baroness Amos will lead an investigation that will consult with bereaved families to drive improvements to England’s maternity care.
New data shows harm to mothers and their babies is at risk of being normalised due to a “toxic” culture of “cover-up” within the health service.
The health secretary previously announced the “rapid” national investigation into NHS maternity services, vowing to investigate 10 trusts – this has now been expanded to 14.
Among the trusts is Oxford University Hospitals Trust, where more than 500 families claim to have suffered harm.
Campaign co-founder Rebecca Matthews said the group, Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services, was “pleased and relieved” to be included.
“For 15 months, our inbox has been flooded with stories of shockingly poor and negligent care at OUH,” she said.
“These include accounts of stillbirth, of babies with brain injuries and women with long-lasting physical and psychological injuries as…
