Women put off babies amid NHS repeated maternity scandals | UK | News
According to a new study, almost half of the women in the UK are afraid of giving birth after repetitive NHS birth scandals – and more than one quarter delay pregnancy.
The figures are pursuing four major official investigations about inadequate care in Birth wards, which identifies that hundreds of babies and mothers have died or suffered due to hospital failures.
In addition, new data show that the fertility rate for England and Wales is low after the third year in a row.
Politicians express concerns about the falling birth rate, especially on the question of how the number of decreasing people in the working age can support increasing number of retirees. In July, education secretary Bridget Phillipson said the falling birth rate was “worrying reflections ve and hopes to make women’s having children.
A survey of 1,000 20-40-year-old women from lime lawyers found:
46 % said that scandals in the birth units scared them than to give birth.
26 % admitted that they delayed pregnancy because they did not believe that local NHS units were safe.
45 % said that their trust in doctors and midwives was damaged.
24 % no longer believe that birth units are safe.
The questionnaire showed that fears are the most acute among the youngest women, and that 31% of children aged 20-25 delayed pregnancy due to safety concerns.
The destructive revelations in motherhood care include the entire party parliamentary birth-trauma investigation, which is often defined as “quality care… rather than the rule… and frequently defined as“ shocking low quality ında.
If NHS had achieved its own security goals, Tommy’s and Sands have found that the life of 2,500 babies may have been saved since 2018.
Last month, the government’s health care safety surveillance, Health Services Safety Research Organ (HSSI) warned that the risks in birth and newborn care are still widespread.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered a national investigation on birth safety to report in December since then. He said that there were systemic failures extending backwards for more than 15 years and that families were “gas ında in their struggle for answers.
However, despite the investigation after the investigation, consecutive reports were warned that the courses were not learned and no changes were made. Experts say that weak education, personnel and defense cultures mean that the same failures occur.
Professor James Walker, a leading birth security expert in Britain, said: “The fear of having babies is a relevant but understandable consequence of these investigations. We have made more than one investigation about motherhood services and the same issues continue to be found.
“These investigations go to an old ground. Although it is important that families receive answers, these investigations have become an industry that has realized themselves, increased women’s increasing concerns. You should improve motherhood services to improve the results.
Professor Walker, the first clinical director of birth research for the government patient safety observer, added: “Despite the findings of these investigations, pregnancy for most women is very safe with good results.”
39 -year -old Hazha Ghafoor from Birmingham lost his daughter Maily in September 2023 after repeated warnings during his high -risk pregnancy.
Despite the story of ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, Hazha’s concerns about pain and reduced movements did not increase. When doctors move, Mail died of a placental wear – a complication that should be taken before.
Her husband Bahroz said, nobody would fight for him when he needed the most help, ”he said. “He was in pain, he was afraid, and I had to fight to stay there to make sure he was heard.”
At home, Maily’s nursery remains without touching. “The room is still ready for him. Hazha did not even open the door,” Bahroz said.
NHS Trust admitted that Mail will survive with appropriate care. Now this summer, a premature girl is doing legal action with the parents of a girl.
The total fertility rate in the UK and Wales – the average number of live children in which women can expect to have child breeding life – was realized at 1.41 in 2024; According to the figures published by the National Statistics Office (Ones) last week, comparable data were first collected in 1938.
A NHS spokesman said: Every mother who gives birth should wait for safe, personalized and compassionate care, and most women’s birth is a positive experience with special midwives working to provide a safe birth for both the mother and the baby.
“However, we know that the care we give for some women is not as good as we want, and there is a lot to do, so we are determined to listen and learn from women and families, we act on worries, and we make improvements for every woman to have safe, compassionate care.”
