At #OxfordUniversityHospitals the issue is not staffing but a deep-rooted toxic culture which oozes misogyny & paternalism: informed consent breaches; barriers to accessing caesareans; dismissal of pain & red flags; outright neglectful care. We need authentic accountability.
As Chair of the APPG on Maternity, and as a harmed mother, I remain committed to securing truth, accountability and safer maternity care. Families deserve nothing less.
My statement ⬇️
My statement ⬇️
February 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM
At #OxfordUniversityHospitals the issue is not staffing but a deep-rooted toxic culture which oozes misogyny & paternalism: informed consent breaches; barriers to accessing caesareans; dismissal of pain & red flags; outright neglectful care. We need authentic accountability.
I’ve known Gothami for years now, having originally spoken to her in 2021 when I spoke to over 50 women denied caesarean births by @ouhospitals.bsky.social. Her experience will always stick with me. Their unethical ban on caesareans is a huge scandal. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
A joint report by @hannahsbee.bsky.social &
@channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.'
'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
@channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.'
'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I’ve known Gothami for years now, having originally spoken to her in 2021 when I spoke to over 50 women denied caesarean births by @ouhospitals.bsky.social. Her experience will always stick with me. Their unethical ban on caesareans is a huge scandal. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
But we have to ask what was the point of this question- the answer was simply that Lammy is pals with Amos 🤷♀️. Are #Oxfordshire families reassured that babies will stop dying preventable deaths? No. Please take genuine action urgently. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
At PMQs today I raised the inclusion of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust in the rapid review of maternity and neonatal services.
Reports from The New Statesman and Channel 4 show serious failings — the Govt must ensure Baroness Amos’s review leads to real change, not a whitewash.
Reports from The New Statesman and Channel 4 show serious failings — the Govt must ensure Baroness Amos’s review leads to real change, not a whitewash.
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
But we have to ask what was the point of this question- the answer was simply that Lammy is pals with Amos 🤷♀️. Are #Oxfordshire families reassured that babies will stop dying preventable deaths? No. Please take genuine action urgently. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
July ‘24 I complained to @ox.ac.uk re the use of patient data collected via MNVP FB survey w/o ethical approval or patient consent by academics, #OxfordUniversityHospitals staff & the MNVP (funded by NHS BOB ICB)- jme.bmj.com/content/51/5/j…
Oxford University said no issues…🤷♀️
#ClinicalEthicscs
Oxford University said no issues…🤷♀️
#ClinicalEthicscs
August 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
July ‘24 I complained to @ox.ac.uk re the use of patient data collected via MNVP FB survey w/o ethical approval or patient consent by academics, #OxfordUniversityHospitals staff & the MNVP (funded by NHS BOB ICB)- jme.bmj.com/content/51/5/j…
Oxford University said no issues…🤷♀️
#ClinicalEthicscs
Oxford University said no issues…🤷♀️
#ClinicalEthicscs
The latest Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals Instagram post focuses on the on-going denial of access to #caesarean birth. 🚨 A mother with a big baby told a caesarean would stop her bonding with her baby…she experienced a 3b tear🧵 @carequalitycomm.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The latest Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals Instagram post focuses on the on-going denial of access to #caesarean birth. 🚨 A mother with a big baby told a caesarean would stop her bonding with her baby…she experienced a 3b tear🧵 @carequalitycomm.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social
Failings reduced to a bullet point list in the NMNI Reflections. Until toxic cultures & leadership failings are addressed, & people & systems are held accountable, nothing will change. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
news.sky.com/story/victim...
news.sky.com/story/victim...
Victims of maternity failings 'disappointed' with findings of damning report
The National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation is being led by Baroness Amos, whose interim report released today already makes for difficult reading. Those who have suffered are sceptical of real ...
news.sky.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Failings reduced to a bullet point list in the NMNI Reflections. Until toxic cultures & leadership failings are addressed, & people & systems are held accountable, nothing will change. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
news.sky.com/story/victim...
news.sky.com/story/victim...
Just over a year since the Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals Maternity Services campaign began. We now have over 500 harmed families across #Oxfordshire with more joining daily. Instead of looking away- listen & act! #LibDems #MaternityScandal familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Just over a year since the Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals Maternity Services campaign began. We now have over 500 harmed families across #Oxfordshire with more joining daily. Instead of looking away- listen & act! #LibDems #MaternityScandal familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
These stories are pouring in now. They make for shocking reading. #MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
“I was treated as subhuman”.
Absolutely harrowing experiences being shared on the new familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk campaign website.
So much preventable trauma with long-lasting effects for mothers, babies & families.
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
Absolutely harrowing experiences being shared on the new familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk campaign website.
So much preventable trauma with long-lasting effects for mothers, babies & families.
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
February 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
These stories are pouring in now. They make for shocking reading. #MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
Given your comment @ollyglover.bsky.social at today’s Westminster Hall debate that the @MatNeoInv, will you support your constituents’ calls for a #publicinquiry into maternity & neonatal services at #OxfordUniversityHospitals?
FamiliesFailedbyOUH.co.uk
#MaternitySafety
FamiliesFailedbyOUH.co.uk
#MaternitySafety
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services | Maternity care failings in Oxfordshire
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services is a campaign calling for an independent inquiry into maternity care at Oxford University Hospitals.
FamiliesFailedbyOUH.co.uk
April 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Given your comment @ollyglover.bsky.social at today’s Westminster Hall debate that the @MatNeoInv, will you support your constituents’ calls for a #publicinquiry into maternity & neonatal services at #OxfordUniversityHospitals?
FamiliesFailedbyOUH.co.uk
#MaternitySafety
FamiliesFailedbyOUH.co.uk
#MaternitySafety
The BBC article doesn’t mention our campaign’s formal complaint with a 40 page annotated transcript of the meeting but I’m sure they’ll revisit with further details…
Now’s your time to act @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…#MaternityScandala#OxfordUniversityHospitalsls
Now’s your time to act @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…#MaternityScandala#OxfordUniversityHospitalsls
https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
April 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The BBC article doesn’t mention our campaign’s formal complaint with a 40 page annotated transcript of the meeting but I’m sure they’ll revisit with further details…
Now’s your time to act @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…#MaternityScandala#OxfordUniversityHospitalsls
Now’s your time to act @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…#MaternityScandala#OxfordUniversityHospitalsls
58 babies would likely be alive if they had received better care at #OxfordUniversityHospitals across a 5 year period.
Incredibly proud of the #FamiliesFailedbyOUH Maternity Services campaign for giving families a voice. We need a public inquiry.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Incredibly proud of the #FamiliesFailedbyOUH Maternity Services campaign for giving families a voice. We need a public inquiry.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Better NHS care at Oxford hospital might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 19, 2026 at 10:57 PM
58 babies would likely be alive if they had received better care at #OxfordUniversityHospitals across a 5 year period.
Incredibly proud of the #FamiliesFailedbyOUH Maternity Services campaign for giving families a voice. We need a public inquiry.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Incredibly proud of the #FamiliesFailedbyOUH Maternity Services campaign for giving families a voice. We need a public inquiry.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Investigation by @newstatesman1913.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social & @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social response here:
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channel4.com/news/health-se…
channel4.com/news/#MaternityScandalt#OxfordUniversityHospitalsrsityHospitals
newstatesman.com/politics/healt…
channel4.com/news/exclusive���
channel4.com/news/health-se…
channel4.com/news/#MaternityScandalt#OxfordUniversityHospitalsrsityHospitals
https://newstatesman.com/politics/healt…
February 24, 2026 at 6:42 AM
As a campaign we wrote to Oxon HOSC @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social at the weekend requesting a meeting to provide the extensive evidence we have documented. We hope Oxon HOSC will finally scrutinise #OxfordUniversityHospitals & #BOBICB adequately.
#MaternityScandal
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#MaternityScandal
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services | Maternity care failings in Oxfordshire
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services is a campaign calling for an independent inquiry into maternity care at Oxford University Hospitals.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
February 24, 2026 at 6:39 AM
As a campaign we wrote to Oxon HOSC @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social at the weekend requesting a meeting to provide the extensive evidence we have documented. We hope Oxon HOSC will finally scrutinise #OxfordUniversityHospitals & #BOBICB adequately.
#MaternityScandal
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#MaternityScandal
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
Oxon HOSC @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social
held a private meeting with #OxfordUniversityHospitals re @newstatesman1913.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social investigations into OUH maternity services…
HOSC have not once contacted our campaign of over 780+ families. 🧵
held a private meeting with #OxfordUniversityHospitals re @newstatesman1913.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social investigations into OUH maternity services…
HOSC have not once contacted our campaign of over 780+ families. 🧵
February 24, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Oxon HOSC @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social
held a private meeting with #OxfordUniversityHospitals re @newstatesman1913.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social investigations into OUH maternity services…
HOSC have not once contacted our campaign of over 780+ families. 🧵
held a private meeting with #OxfordUniversityHospitals re @newstatesman1913.bsky.social & @channel4news.bsky.social investigations into OUH maternity services…
HOSC have not once contacted our campaign of over 780+ families. 🧵
#FamiliesFailedbyOUH Maternity Services campaign now has 730+ harmed families within it.
We support families daily. Many thought their experiences were “just them”. We now know we weren’t alone- we were intentionally dismissed & isolated.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#OxfordUniversityHospitals
We support families daily. Many thought their experiences were “just them”. We now know we weren’t alone- we were intentionally dismissed & isolated.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#OxfordUniversityHospitals
December 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#FamiliesFailedbyOUH Maternity Services campaign now has 730+ harmed families within it.
We support families daily. Many thought their experiences were “just them”. We now know we weren’t alone- we were intentionally dismissed & isolated.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#OxfordUniversityHospitals
We support families daily. Many thought their experiences were “just them”. We now know we weren’t alone- we were intentionally dismissed & isolated.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#OxfordUniversityHospitals
This is just the beginning.
We will keep fighting until maternity care in Oxfordshire is safe, equitable, and respectful- and until every family receives the truth, justice, and accountability they deserve. ❤️
#MaternitySafety #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityReview
We will keep fighting until maternity care in Oxfordshire is safe, equitable, and respectful- and until every family receives the truth, justice, and accountability they deserve. ❤️
#MaternitySafety #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityReview
September 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is just the beginning.
We will keep fighting until maternity care in Oxfordshire is safe, equitable, and respectful- and until every family receives the truth, justice, and accountability they deserve. ❤️
#MaternitySafety #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityReview
We will keep fighting until maternity care in Oxfordshire is safe, equitable, and respectful- and until every family receives the truth, justice, and accountability they deserve. ❤️
#MaternitySafety #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityReview
#OxfordUniversityHospitals has to be included as one of the Trusts in the national maternity review @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social. Listen to the experiences being shared, & read the family testimonials at www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma
See all of the latest news about the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign, including an ITVX mini-doc about the harm & our concerns about #MaternitySafety via our website.
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
August 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#OxfordUniversityHospitals has to be included as one of the Trusts in the national maternity review @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social. Listen to the experiences being shared, & read the family testimonials at www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma
See all of the latest news about the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign, including an ITVX mini-doc about the harm & our concerns about #MaternitySafety via our website.
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
August 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
See all of the latest news about the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign, including an ITVX mini-doc about the harm & our concerns about #MaternitySafety via our website.
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
Over 530 harmed families now make up the Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals Maternity Services group- the largest grassroots group of people harmed by maternity services nationally. What will it take for @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social to take action? www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services | Maternity care failings in Oxfordshire
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services is a campaign calling for an independent inquiry into maternity care at Oxford University Hospitals.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Over 530 harmed families now make up the Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals Maternity Services group- the largest grassroots group of people harmed by maternity services nationally. What will it take for @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social to take action? www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
Women begging for caesareans… Being put through horrific #psychologicalharm trying to access a safe mode of birth that they could access on the #NHS in other parts of the U.K… All because of anti-#caesarean maternity leadership at #OxfordUniversityHospitals.
July 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Women begging for caesareans… Being put through horrific #psychologicalharm trying to access a safe mode of birth that they could access on the #NHS in other parts of the U.K… All because of anti-#caesarean maternity leadership at #OxfordUniversityHospitals.
A mother who made it clear she did not want a forceps birth dismissed by an #OxfordUniversityHospitals midwife & told a caesarean wasn’t an option. This breaches #InformedConsent guidance & #HumanRights. Why is this allowed to continue?
July 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A mother who made it clear she did not want a forceps birth dismissed by an #OxfordUniversityHospitals midwife & told a caesarean wasn’t an option. This breaches #InformedConsent guidance & #HumanRights. Why is this allowed to continue?
This feels poignant after what the Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals Maternity Services campaign has exp’d over the past year. The Chair of OUH, Prof Jonathan Montgomery (UCL), was the Morecambe Bay Inquiry’s Ethics expert- make of that what you will. #MaternityScandal #BirthTrauma
July 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This feels poignant after what the Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals Maternity Services campaign has exp’d over the past year. The Chair of OUH, Prof Jonathan Montgomery (UCL), was the Morecambe Bay Inquiry’s Ethics expert- make of that what you will. #MaternityScandal #BirthTrauma
“I was treated as subhuman”.
Absolutely harrowing experiences being shared on the new familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk campaign website.
So much preventable trauma with long-lasting effects for mothers, babies & families.
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
Absolutely harrowing experiences being shared on the new familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk campaign website.
So much preventable trauma with long-lasting effects for mothers, babies & families.
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
February 25, 2025 at 7:54 AM
“I was treated as subhuman”.
Absolutely harrowing experiences being shared on the new familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk campaign website.
So much preventable trauma with long-lasting effects for mothers, babies & families.
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
Absolutely harrowing experiences being shared on the new familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk campaign website.
So much preventable trauma with long-lasting effects for mothers, babies & families.
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals