Divina Johnson reveals traumatic experience she had with poor care in hospital whilst giving birth.
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Another — the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, one of the NHS hospitals at the centre of Britain's worst ever maternity scandal — was found to have a 'cramped' environment that 'posed a fire risk and infection control issue'. The scathing report detailed how one woman carrying twins who went into premature labour at 19 weeks was told by a consultant to 'stop stressing' after she lost her first baby.MailOnline's analysis of February CQC ratings showed 24 per cent of ratings had decreased since their previous inspection.1. Recruit, train and retain more midwives, obstetricians and anaesthetists3.
11. Commit to tackling inequalities in maternity care among ethnic minorities, particularly Black and Asian women Royal Sussex County Hospital was also marked down because inspectors noted there were 'not enough midwifery staff to keep women and babies safe'. Among its 12 recommendations included the creation of a maternity commissioner reporting to the Prime Minister.
A third woman, whose traumatic birth happened in 1990, also told how she has been left with long-term anxiety, flashbacks and intense needle phobia. NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard also said the experiences outlined in the report 'are simply not good enough'. The inquiry was launched in 2019 after the maternity services at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board were put into special measures.
It revealed there were 12 cases where a baby suffered brain damage due to getting insufficient oxygen, but there could have been a different outcome had the baby received better care. She told Times Radio: 'We absolutely recognise what’s in the report. We are on track with rolling out some of these services to prevent this from happening in the first place but, when it does, better look after women.'
She added: 'Also, with the rise in more complex pregnancies, having the right skill mix of staff on shift is key. She said she could 'see immense amounts of my blood splattering all over the curtain' and 'splashing on to the floor below'.'Everyone in the room looked very distressed, I could feel their shaky hands on my body. If they'd allowed me to have a planned C-section, things could have been very different.'
Rachael McGrath, from Cheshire, believed she was bleeding to death when she was taken to hospital with an abrupted placenta. She said: 'After my C-section in the recovery, the midwife just pulled my gown down and said"your baby hasn't eaten for hours, you need to start breastfeeding". And just put her on. 'It continued that way, having really awful care — if you could call it care'
Divina Johnson, from Erdington in Birmingham, today also told how she though she was 'going to die' giving birth on the NHS. After it was removed, the pain 'immediately went away which let me know that something had gone wrong', she added.'After my C-section in the recovery, the midwife just pulled my gown down and said"your baby hasn't eaten for hours, you need to start breastfeeding". And just put her on.
The report's publication today also follows a litany of maternity failures including Shrewsbury and Telford and East Kent NHS Trusts, with a record number of services now failing to meet safety standards. A similar scandal at Morecambe Bay NHS trust also referenced the dangers of fixating on natural or 'normal' births.
Hospital bosses later admitted the baby would have been born alive had they treated her in a more 'timely' manner.
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