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Maternity Review Overlooks Preventable Deaths?
9 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Maternity care review findings lack crucial information.
- A mother's daughter died due to preventable issues in 2023.
- The review leader was shocked by the scale of poor treatment.
A national review into NHS maternity care in England is facing criticism for allegedly overlooking vital information. A mother whose daughter died during labor in 2023 at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital stated that essential elements are absent from the initial findings.
The independent report on her daughter's case concluded the death was preventable. While Baroness Valerie Amos, who leads the review, acknowledged being shocked by the extent of unacceptable care received by women and families, the mother expressed doubt that the review will achieve sufficient depth.
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has publicly welcomed the national investigation. However, the mother's concerns highlight potential shortcomings in addressing preventable deaths within the review's scope.
