{"id":321251,"date":"2026-02-26T21:01:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nhs-maternity-services-lack-compassion-as-report-lays-bare-racism-and-staffing-issues\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T21:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:01:28","slug":"nhs-maternity-services-lack-compassion-as-report-lays-bare-racism-and-staffing-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nhs-maternity-services-lack-compassion-as-report-lays-bare-racism-and-staffing-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS maternity services \u2018lack compassion\u2019 as report lays bare racism and staffing issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1tYfCykAlmk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"NHS maternity services \u2018lack compassion\u2019 as report lays bare racism and staffing issues\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1tYfCykAlmk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>NHS maternity services are failing women, through a raft of problems ranging from a reluctance to admit mistakes, racism, staff shortages, and &quot;a lack of kindness and compassion,&quot; according to a government-ordered investigation.<\/p>\n<p>An interim report published by Baroness Amos as part of her National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation found deep-rooted issues across the NHS and a system that \u201cis not working for women, babies and families, or for staff\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Stories her team heard included a delivery where the delivery room was too small so a &quot;door had to be left open to provide enough space \u2013 with a screen placed outside of the room to protect families\u2019 privacy&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHS maternity services are failing women, through a raft of problems ranging from a reluctance to admit mistakes, racism, staff shortages, and &quot;a lack of kindness and compassion,&quot; according to a government-ordered investigation. 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