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UK Maternity Care Probe Alleges Racism, Shortages

UK: England Maternity Care Probe RevealsAlleges Racism, Shortages

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UK Maternity Care Probe Alleges Racism, Shortages

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Above: Entrance to the maternity unit at QEQM Hospital in Margate, Kent, U.K., on Feb. 13, 2020. Image credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Images/Getty Images

The Spin

NHS maternity services are plagued by unacceptable racism where Asian women get stereotyped as "princesses" and Black women's pain gets dismissed as if they have "tough skin." Staff shortages force women to give birth in corridors with leaking roofs while hospitals cover up their deadly mistakes and falsify records to bereaved families. The system fails women and babies with devastating consequences through cruel comments, discrimination and a brazen lack of accountability. This destructive cycle at the NHS must end.

Abena Oppong-Asare on X Guardian Independent

The higher rates of stillbirths and infant mortality among Black and Asian mothers cited in the investigation stem from lifestyle choices, not structural racism. Pakistani heritage families experience higher infant mortality because of higher inter-family marriage patterns, creating higher risks of birth complications. Black women face more pregnancy difficulties because of above average obesity rates. Baroness Amos' report, which blames natural consequences of personal decisions on society, is absurd and irrational.

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