the family that started a campaign to investigate avoidable baby deaths in shropshire say lessons must be learned from a major review into failures in maternity care. tomorrow, senior midwife donna ockenden is due to publish her review of more than 1,800 cases at the shrewsbury and telford hospitals nhs trust. michele paduano reports. this couple had already been fighting for three years into the death of kate when we first spoke to them. , ., ., them. there is no transparency. it has been unbelievably them. there is no transparency. it has been unbelievably awful, - has been unbelievably awful, rejection, blocking, redacted information. rejection, blocking, redacted information. , information. the trust said there was no need information. the trust said there was no need for information. the trust said there was no need for further - was no need for further investigation and the local nhs had
dishonesty. we earlier this month for her serious dishonesty- dishonesty. we had to face the midwife. she dishonesty. we had to face the midwife. she had dishonesty. we had to face the midwife. she had not - dishonesty. we had to face the midwife. she had not learned i dishonesty. we had to face the - midwife. she had not learned those lessons and she did not accept she could have done anything different. in 2017, donna ockenden was appointed to conduct an independent investigation. my appointed to conduct an independent investigation- investigation. my view at the time was that these investigation. my view at the time was that these were investigation. my view at the time was that these were amongst - investigation. my view at the time was that these were amongst hisl investigation. my view at the time - was that these were amongst his most serious cases i had encountered in my career and my view hasn t changed. my career and my view hasn t chan . ed. , my career and my view
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