by The Dadsnet | Mar 31, 2022 | News, The Daily Dad
Some 201 babies and nine mothers could have – or would have – survived if an NHS trust had provided better care, an independent inquiry has found. The Ockenden inquiry is the largest into a single NHS service, as is the biggest maternal scandal in UK history. Here we... 
by The Dadsnet | Sep 21, 2021 | Expecting, New Dad, The Daily Dad
Steps to improve maternity care have been “too slow”, health inspectors have warned as new figures show that two in five services are not performing well enough. A total of 41% of maternity services are rated as either “inadequate” or “requires improvement” by the... 
by The Dadsnet | Jul 6, 2021 | Expecting, Miscarriage and Baby Loss, The Daily Dad
Improvements in maternity safety are still not happening quickly enough, with little progress made against some key Government targets and too few staff, MPs have said. The Health and Social Care Committee commissioned an expert panel to evaluate the Government’s key... 
by Jim | May 1, 2019 | New Dad
It’s fair to say that the take-up of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) has been fairly poor over the past four years. Since it became law in April 2015, offering the chance for both partners to share up to 50 weeks and 37 weeks of statutory pay following the birth, the... 
by Mrs DadNetwork | Jul 2, 2015 | New Dad
You are asleep upstairs in your cot, surrounded by your snugglies and looking beautiful. If I could lay next to you I would, but instead I have to make do with watching you sleep on the baby monitor. I am downstairs, desperately trying to hold back the tears. It’s not...