{"id":307459,"date":"2026-01-07T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/birth-stories-britains-broken-system\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:00:10","slug":"birth-stories-britains-broken-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/birth-stories-britains-broken-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth stories: Britain&#8217;s &#8216;broken system&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FUsHwYGziuw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Birth stories: Britain's 'broken system'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FUsHwYGziuw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Warning: This content contains information viewers may find distressing.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News takes a look at the state of maternity care in Britain&#8217;s health system as, hundreds of women have written to Sky describing their traumatic births. 102 stories were analysed and 93 mentioned feeling ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Mother of stillborn twins, Louise Prashad woke up to the news that her babies had died, and she had been given a life-saving liver transplant.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &quot;I was so angry that I hadn&#8217;t been listened to, I just couldn&#8217;t shake the feeling that I was dying and every time I went into the hospital, my feelings were just spoken away &#8211; I felt like I was shouting into a black void&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/feeling-ignored-bad-behaviour-by-staff-and-long-term-trauma-what-you-told-us-about-your-maternity-experiences-13491236<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uknews #womenshealth #hospital #maternity <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n<p>Birth trauma: Britain&#8217;s &#8216;broken system&#8217;<br \/>\nSky News analyses maternity care in Britain as hundreds detail traumatic births<br \/>\nSky News analyses failings in care provided during pregnancy | Britain&#8217;s &#8216;broken system&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: This content contains information viewers may find distressing. 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