Concerns about the Shrewsbury and Telford maternity wards began to rise after the deaths of Kate Stanton-Davies, Mr Stanton’s daughter, and his wife Rhiannon Davies. One report found that she had died “avoiding” after two midwives failed to realize that her birth was high risk and ignored her parents’ concerns. Mr Stanton said health regulators had failed to prevent deaths and that an independent individual or body was now needed to bring about substantive reform. He said: “I very much hope that there will be a change because this is the biggest scandal in the history of the NHS – it is the biggest tragedy in its history.” The research report – compiled by a team of 90 midwives and doctors – will conclude that there were a number of cover-ups and missed warnings that allowed poor care to continue for a long time, according to The Sunday Times. It will be officially published on Wednesday. A spokesman for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust told The Sunday Times: with those involved. We sincerely apologize for all the grief and the wound that we know caused. “ They added: “An apology alone is not enough, and while we still have a long way to go, we have taken all the steps requested by the trust to lead after the first Ockenden Report. [published in 2020] and has made significant progress in improving the care we provide with partners, including through significant investments in additional staff and training. “ Ian Matthews told the Telegraph that he and his wife, who are also involved in the investigation, hoped the final report would also focus on intensive care. He said they felt pressure from medical staff to turn off the life support system of their newborn son, Tristan, after he was born by emergency caesarean section and could not breathe. Their son was born on Monday, but by Friday, he claimed, a doctor had approached him and told him that “there was no hope anyway” and that his ventilator had to be turned off so that “it did not affect the coverage of the weekend”. Mr. Matthews continued: “We never got an answer as to why he died and how he was treated when he was alive has affected our memory from the whole experience.”
