The country needs a reset when it comes to maternity care with various failings proving that shortcomings are becoming far too frequent.
The Health Secretary promised that he would listen to the bereaved families of the Leeds maternity scandal after a BBC investigation revealed that the deaths of at least 56 babies and two mothers at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust over the past five years may have been prevented.
The crisis across the NHS comes into full focus around this time of year far too frequently and this year is no different.
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