An independent review led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden is published into maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust. Multiple outlets report that the inquiry examines around 2,500 cases involving mothers and babies who died, suffered stillbirths, or experienced serious injuries while under the trust’s care during 2012 to 2015. The review identifies more than 500 mothers and newborn babies as having potentially avoidable outcomes. Reported figures include 444 women and 76 babies who suffered “potentially avoidable” harm, with deaths and serious harm also highlighted. The findings describe systemic and deep-rooted failures across the period studied, including a bullying culture and dismissive treatment of women. Several sources also report that the review points to racism and staff behaviours that contributed to poor care. Outlets characterise the overall situation as the NHS’s biggest-ever maternity review, and note that it is based on extensive case review rather than only a limited number of incidents. The report’s conclusions are presented as a warning about how workplace culture and care practices can affect outcomes for mothers and babies.