‘Truly horrific’: the stories of five people affected by the NHS maternity scandal

Some see publication of the Nottingham report as a landmark moment, others as bittersweet and traumatic

The long-awaited report into maternity failures at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust (NUH), the largest investigation of its kind involving about 2,500 families, will be published later this week.

Led by the senior midwife Donna Ockenden, the inquiry investigated stillbirths, neonatal deaths, maternal deaths and babies or mothers who suffered brain damage and other injuries between 2012 and 2025.