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Panorama

Midwives under Pressure

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 3 months

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. Show less

Contributors

Producer:
Jane Fellner
Executive Producer:
Dan Davies
Executive Producer:
Leo Telling
Production Company:
Black Leaf Films

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