MPs warn that NHS leaders and women may not be able to trust official ratings when judging whether maternity units are safe. The concern is raised by Baroness Valerie Amos, who says she reached this view during her national maternity review. Amos argues that the Care Quality Commission (CQC), which is responsible for assessing health and social care services, is not providing assessments that are sufficiently reliable for determining maternity unit safety. The warning is framed as a need for greater confidence in how maternity services are evaluated, and for clearer assurance about safety for patients. The reports cite Amos’s position that existing official ratings cannot be relied on as an accurate indicator of whether individual maternity units are safe. No alternative assessment method is described in the material provided, but the underlying message is that stakeholders should treat current CQC ratings with caution until concerns about their reliability are addressed.