Is the NHS failing women and babies?

<p>“Too&nbsp;many women and babies are not getting the safe, compassionate care they deserve.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The starkest of warnings has been issued by the president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and&nbsp;Gynaecologists, Professor Ranee Thakar, about the failures in maternity services across the country.&nbsp;</p><p>A new&nbsp;Sky documentary,&nbsp;<em>Birth Trauma: The women who&nbsp;weren’t&nbsp;listened to,</em>&nbsp;tells the stories of three women who&nbsp;were failed by the NHS.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>But why is maternity care so bad in the UK? And what can be done to improve the experiences of women and babies?&nbsp;</p><p>Niall is joined by Leah Hazard, a&nbsp;practising&nbsp;NHS midwife and bestselling author of <em>Hard&nbsp;Pushed:&nbsp;A&nbsp;Midwife’s Story</em>,&nbsp;to understand&nbsp;what leads to negative birth experiences and what changes she hopes&nbsp;a national inquiry will&nbsp;recommend.&nbsp;</p><p>Producer:&nbsp;Tom Gillespie&nbsp;</p><p>Editor:&nbsp;Mike Bovill&nbsp;</p>