Midwives under Pressure
Panorama investigates the maternity care crisis that is putting women and babies at risk.
Panorama investigates the crisis in maternity care that is putting women and babies at risk. Whistleblowers at a trust in Gloucestershire tell reporter Michael Buchanan about the deaths of mothers and babies, the dangers of understaffing and a culture that they say has failed to learn from mistakes. The regulator, the Care Quality Commission, has said that maternity services at the trust are inadequate, and Panorama has calculated that maternal deaths there are almost double the national average. The trust says that it's deeply sorry for failings in its care and that it's made improvements to its maternity services.
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Role | Contributor |
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Reporter | Michael Buchanan |
Director | Theopi Skarlatos |
Producer | Jane Fellner |
Executive Producer | Dan Davies |
Executive Producer | Leo Telling |
Editor | Karen Wightman |
Production Company | Black Leaf Films |
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