{"id":356960,"date":"2026-06-30T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/half-of-britains-1000-maternal-deaths-since-2010-could-have-been-prevented\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:00:04","slug":"half-of-britains-1000-maternal-deaths-since-2010-could-have-been-prevented","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/half-of-britains-1000-maternal-deaths-since-2010-could-have-been-prevented\/","title":{"rendered":"Half of Britain&#8217;s 1,000 maternal deaths since 2010 could have been prevented"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bGQmze2-vHI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Half of Britain's 1,000 maternal deaths since 2010 could have been prevented\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bGQmze2-vHI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 women have died before, during and after childbirth since 2010 and analysis seen by Channel 4 News suggests more than half might have survived with better care.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the independent review of maternal and neonatal deaths in England by Baroness Valerie Amos will be published, and is expected to highlight serious failures in the system.<\/p>\n<p>We spoke to Ric Hart, whose wife suffered multiple cardiac arrests after doctors used excessive force during childbirth.<\/p>\n<p>Warning: This report contains distressing details.<\/p>\n<p>If you or anyone you know has been affected by the issues raised in this report you can find places to seek help at Channel4.com\/support<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,000 women have died before, during and after childbirth since 2010 and analysis seen by Channel 4 News suggests more than half might have survived with better care. 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