{"id":355503,"date":"2026-06-25T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-britains-maternity-services-so-bad\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T01:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T00:00:25","slug":"why-are-britains-maternity-services-so-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-britains-maternity-services-so-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are Britain&#8217;s maternity services so bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WmA9evQ1AvA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are Britain's maternity services so bad?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WmA9evQ1AvA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Donna Ockenden\u2019s report into &quot;toxic&quot; maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is the latest in a long list of inquiries exposing failings in England\u2019s maternity services.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the devastating fact that hundreds of mothers and babies suffered harm or died because of failures, perhaps one of the most disturbing findings is the depressingly familiar theme in NHS maternity scandals of &quot;cover-up&quot; and &quot;victim-blaming&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>In her report, Ockenden writes in bold, with an exclamation mark, that this &quot;culture of compounding of harm needs to stop!&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Despite plenty of policies and pledges from governments and the NHS, the data reveals a worrying picture of the UK\u2019s maternity services.<\/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>Donna Ockenden\u2019s report into &quot;toxic&quot; maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is the latest in a long list of inquiries exposing failings in England\u2019s maternity services. 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