‘If nurses told me C-section could be fatal I’d have never risked daughter’s life’

‘If nurses told me C-section could be fatal I’d have never risked daughter’s life’

BBC Becky and Tom Williams want safer maternity care for women after their six-day-old daughter died A couple whose six-day-old daughter’s death sparked national reform in maternity care for mothers say it will “change lives”. Mabel Williams suffered fatal brain injuries after her mum, Becky Williams, had an undiagnosed uterine rupture during labour at Great … Read more

Poor maternity care at Hull Royal Infirmary risked babies’ lives, say mums

Poor maternity care at Hull Royal Infirmary risked babies’ lives, say mums

Maternity services at Hull Royal Infirmary have recently been described in a damning report by the health watchdog as chaotic, unsafe and not fit for purpose. Three mothers, who claim staff missed signs of life-threatening conditions that could have killed them or their babies, have spoken to the BBC about their harrowing experiences at the … Read more

‘We couldn’t afford fertility treatment so we risked finding a sperm donor on Facebook’

‘We couldn’t afford fertility treatment so we risked finding a sperm donor on Facebook’

Private clinics were not an option for Lorraine and her partner, however. “It was far, far too much money, it would take me years to save up,” Lorraine says. Obtaining sperm from a sperm bank costs between £600 to £1,300 pounds per sample, depending on the country of origin. Source link