Plea For Action Over Maternity Care Blunders

Couples tell of agony as failures cost NHS £2.3bn

- Nigel Nelson

Haunted by tragedy, Louise and Ian Danson took no chances when the birth of their second baby Lottie was due a year ago.

They were determined she would not risk the same fate as her sister, who died during labour because of terrifying maternity ward blunders.

So they chose a different hospital with a stillbirth research centre rather than the local one where they lost Rosie.

Louise still shudders at what happened as a Commons Health Committee report this week revealed 1,000 babies die avoidable deaths every year in England.

“Rosie wasn’t moving as much so I went to hospital to get checked out,” she said. “They weren’t concerned and sent me home. Two weeks later I went back ready for a planned induction, anxious but excited to finally meet our girl.