Medical Negligence

Birth Trauma Inquiry: Calls for maternity care overhaul

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Maria Repanos

Head of Clinical Negligence (Manchester)

1 min read time
14 May 2024

An inquiry into maternity care has highlighted ‘shockingly poor quality’ across the UK.

An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) inquiry into the birth trauma experiences of hundreds of women found good care for pregnant women to be ‘the exception rather than the rule’, with ‘poor care all too frequently tolerated as normal’.

Our medical negligence lawyer Maria Repanos told ITV Granada Reports News that she has seen a ‘spike’ in women seeking legal advice.

Read our full article: Calls for government to hold statutory inquiry into UK’s woefully failing maternity services following birth trauma report findings

Watch Maria’s interview with ITV News.

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Maria Repanos is Head of Clinical Negligence (Manchester) at Hudgell Solicitors specialising in Medical Negligence.
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