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Donna Ockenden: ‘There were nights I’d go back to my hotel room, sit on my bed and cry’ DOckendenLtd, the author of the review into maternity failings at Shropshire hospitals, spoke to us about the emotional impact investigating the scandal had on her.

The Ockenden Review. Donna Ockenden on her conclusion that 201 babies and 9 women could have survived if the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust had provided better care.Today we are dedicating the whole programme to the biggest maternity scandal in the NHS's history - leading to headlines across newspapers today stating childbirth is not safe for women in England.

Along with several other key guests she joins Emma to discuss her findings and where we go from here.

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