We so desperately need Anti-SLAPP legislation in the U.K.

If you’re unaware- a SLAPP is a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. They’re being used to silence & financially ruin patient safety advocates & whistleblowers.

Read more at antislapp.uk

#MaternitySafety

Thank you @oxfordclarion.bsky.social for this long read about the state of England’s maternity services, the NMNI interim report & the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign’s achievement in securing OUH’s inclusion in the NMNI.
#MaternityScandal #MaternitySafety

Hannah Travis and Olivia Boschat joined the Maternity Commissioner Rally at Parliament, led by Louise Thompson and Theo Clarke, calling for the urgent appointment of a UK Maternity Commissioner.

Safer maternity care must be delivered, not just promised.
#MaternitySafety #PatientSafety

Rural hospital leaders tell lawmakers standby pay, not rebuilds, can keep birthing units open Munson Health and other witnesses told the committee that unpaid 24/7 obstetric on-call costs are the leading reason small hospitals close birthing units and urged the RHTP to include predictable standby funding (task-force recommendation: up to $500,000 annually per birthing hospital) to preserve access.

Rural hospitals are sounding the alarm: without predictable funding for maternity services, expectant mothers could face longer travel times and increased risks to their health!

Click to read more!

#MI #HealthcareAccess #RuralServices #CitizenPortal #MaternitySafety

Pregnancy Seat Belt A comfortable seat belt that can be used by pregnant mothers and obese people to drive comfortably. The seat belt is also very suitable for patients with abdominal surgery. It's supper easy to install and the new design helps you to easily remove the seat belt from the adjuster.

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🚗🤰 “Drive safely, sit comfortably!”
This Pregnancy Seat Belt gives moms-to-be extra security and comfort on every ride— perfect for daily commutes, road trips, and doctor visits.💛
#PregnancySeatBelt #MaternitySafety #SafeDriving #InstaParenting

So many maternity reviews: Better Births, Ockenden, Morecambe Bay, MBRRACE. Plenty of insight, but we need action.

National Maternity & Neonatal Investigation = real, co-produced change?

Staying optimistic - as someone with lived experience. 💛

#MaternitySafety #MaternalHealth #PatientVoice #NHS

Thank you to ITV Meridian for once again giving a voice to families harmed by maternity services in Oxfordshire. ❤️

Listen to our reaction to Baroness Amos’ reflections here:

www.itv.com/news/meridia...

#FamiliesFailedbyOUH #MaternitySafety #AmosReview #MaternityScandal

I was invited to speak on @thejeremyvine.bsky.social BBC Radio 2 show earlier. He asked what one change I would make to maternity services.

Accountability.

Listen here from 5mins in- bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

#FamiliesFailedbyOUH #AmosReview
#MaternitySafety #MaternityScandal

Do have a read of our latest article about how the term #ObstetricViolence camouflages the harm caused by the promotion of #normalbirth & undermines #InformedConsent in the process.

Very important read given the UK’s national maternity & neonatal investigation.

#MaternitySafety

Maternity lab coat aims to close a gap in PPE market and end unsafe practices Genius Lab Gear wants to stop trend of pregnant women creating Frankenstein lab coats with a tailored and adjustable lab coat

Maternity lab coat aims to close a gap in PPE market and end unsafe practices #Science #TechnologyandEngineering #MaternitySafety #PPEInnovation #HealthTech

MNSI Annual Report and Recommendations 2024/25 The Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme has published its Annual Report 2024/25

New on the hub this week, the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI) programme annual report for 2024/25. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety #maternitysafety

Health equity from day one: World Patient Safety Day 2025 This World Patient Safety Day, Orla Fitzsimmons reflects on the urgent need to tackle health inequalities and give every child the safe care they deserve from day one.

Every child deserves safe, high-quality care no matter who they are or where they’re born.

On #WorldPatientSafetyDay, we’re calling for action to make health equity from day one a reality.

🔗 Read more from Orla on our blog: buff.ly/Jq2gEqt #ChildHealth #MaternitySafety

Maternity safety review criticised as too brief by grieving mother

UK's rapid maternity services review, due Dec 2025, is criticised by a mother whose daughter was stillborn in March 2022, saying the fast timeline may lead to a shallow assessment. getnews.me/maternity-safety-review-... #maternitysafety #ukgovernment

This is just the beginning.

We will keep fighting until maternity care in Oxfordshire is safe, equitable, and respectful- and until every family receives the truth, justice, and accountability they deserve. ❤️

#MaternitySafety #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityReview

#OxfordUniversityHospitals has to be included as one of the Trusts in the national maternity review @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social. Listen to the experiences being shared, & read the family testimonials at www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma

See all of the latest news about the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign, including an ITVX mini-doc about the harm & our concerns about #MaternitySafety via our website.

familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news

#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals

Families fear maternity review 'doomed' to fail as chair named The former diplomat Baroness Valerie Amos has been chosen to lead a rapid review into maternity care in England. Announcing her appointment, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that she had "an outsta...

News article on the hub today - Families fear maternity review 'doomed' to fail as chair named (via BBC News). www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/... #maternitysafety #patientsafety

Could the shortage of newly qualified positions in midwifery also highlight that
midwifery training isn’t working? That qualifying as a midwife should revert back to the ‘nurse first’ system which seemed more rigorous and less open to ideology? #MaternitySafety

Tonight Wed 9 July | 🕖 19:00 UK

Live on Facebook & Spotify

The Maternity Safety Agenda with
- Dr Kathryn Gutteridge
- Prof Mary Renfrew OBE

Hosted by Sue Macdonald

Free to watch: shorturl.at/ggvWt

#MidwiferyHour #MaternitySafety #MidwivesMatter #MATFLIX

After years of campaigning about maternity & birth rights, I’ve learned so many hard truths. It’s given me an insight into what’s holding back change in maternity care and why real progress demands systemic solutions & culture change. 🧵 #maternitysafety #BirthTrauma

Contempt for women is at the heart of so many of the 500+ experiences within the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign.

Watch @skynewsrss.bsky.social coverage here:
news.sky.com/video/share-13…

#MaternitySafety #MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma

Will #Oxfordshire MPs listen now? You could’ve acted a year ago. So much more harm has happened in that time. @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social @ollyglover.bsky.social @calummillerld.bsky.social @laylamoran.bsky.social #MaternitySafety
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk

Our campaign, Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services, is a Sky News top story today- we’re calling for a judge-led statutory inquiry into care in Oxfordshire. We have been failed. No one should enter motherhood traumatised. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma

Wes Streeting announces investigation into NHS maternity services Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced the launch of a national investigation into NHS maternity services. The new rapid investigation is intended to provide truth to families suffering harm. It...

Wes Streeting announces investigation into NHS maternity services - news article added to the hub today. www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/... #patientsafety #maternitysafety

At #RCOG2025 over the next few days? Check out my ‘Hot topics in obstetrics’ poster on the app by searching for Matthews or PP.0074 to find out more about how maternity care can protect #maternalmentalhealth when birth isn’t as expected. #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma #PhDChat

Going to #RCOG2025? Do pop along to “Hot topics in obstetrics” on Tuesday 1-2 to hear about my psychological research: “Unmet birth expectations: Maternity care’s role in maternal mental health”. Trauma-informed, psychologically safe care matters. #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma

The 2021 Tees Law report on NHS Trusts failing to support maternal request caesareans was a warning sign. Look at the Trusts that didn’t even respond: @ouhospitals.bsky.social & @mse.nhs.uk. The clues were there all along. Why have leaders not listened? #MaternitySafety

Trusts penalised for exaggerating safety standards Dozens of trusts have been hit with financial penalties after regulators questioned their claims to be compliant with maternity safety standards. The maternity incentive scheme, run by NHS Resolution,...

News article on the hub - Trusts penalised for exaggerating safety standards (via @hsj.co.uk). www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/... #patientsafety #maternitysafety

#Oxfordshire MPs ‼️
Families are being failed by the MNVP service. @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social @calummillerld.bsky.social @ollyglover.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social @laylamoran.bsky.social. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. #MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #MaternitySafety

The Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign committee have today written to BOB ICB to request an urgent review of the conduct of Oxfordshire Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership. #MaternitySafety #PatientVoice #MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk