Poppy's Promise: "What happened next would change our lives forever"

April 2021:

'After my due date passed, I was admitted to hospital to be induced. Labour began and everything appeared normal. As first-time parents, we trusted that our baby was safe and that if something was wrong, someone would tell us. We had no reason to think otherwise.

During labour, opportunities to recognise that Poppy was in distress were missed.

Monitoring that should have taken place did not happen.

By the time concerns were recognised, panic had replaced reassurance.

I was rushed to theatre frightened, confused and not fully understanding what was happening to my baby. ...'

Poppy's Promise read more ...

My source: BBC Radio 4 Today 0736 mins:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0032fq8

Independent report - Ockenden review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

FINAL REPORT: 

'This independent review of maternity services at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) considered the quality of care relating to newborn, infant and maternal harm at the trust.

This report covers the findings, conclusions and essential actions of this independent review of maternity services.

Based on a review of over 2,500 family cases that formed part of this investigation, the final report outlines:

• local actions for learning that staff at the trust must do
• system-wide learnings
• immediate and essential actions to improve maternity and neonatal care

The Independent Maternity Review (known as the Ockenden review) was led by Donna Ockenden and involved a multi-professional team of more than 160 reviewers. The review team held individual meetings with over 500 families, and more than 830 current and former staff at NUH engaged with the review.'

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a3bb59c4c7605ab567238ec/ockenden-report-review-of-maternity-services-nottingham-university-hospitals-nhs-trust-e-lay.pdf

https://www.ockendenmaternityreview.org.uk/

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INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES             

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SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL   

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listening	Communication Processes  Health Systems
mothers families experience	LISTENING staffing funding

Previously: 'maternity' : 'risk' : 'safety' : 'compassion'