By Anastasia Shubareva-Epshtein

New findings from a report published today on the state of maternity care are, once again, incredibly grim.

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We have heard time and time again how staffing shortages affect the level of care women receive. But this latest report goes further, uncovering deeply troubling evidence of negligence, racism, and, in the most serious cases, a lack of accountability and even cover-ups.

Sadly, this does not come as a surprise. For years, mothers and their babies have been the ones most affected by the shortcomings in maternity care across the country. It has long been described as a postcode lottery, where the quality of care you receive during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum depends largely on........

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