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To improve maternity services we must confront the damaging ideology that prizes “normal childbirth” over safe care

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: To improve maternity services we must confront the damaging ideology that prizes "normal childbirth" over safe care James Titcombe chief executiveThe review of maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is a devastating read. 1 It found that, between 2012 and 2025, 520 women and babies experienced potentially avoidable harm, including 156 babies and six mothers whose deaths might have been prevented with better care.

Source: BMJ

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2026-100094

Author: James Titcombe

Language: English

Topic: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W7166569763

FWCI: 34.24

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