09/12/2025
The Interim Amos Report has landed and it confirms what too many families already know: maternity care in England is not consistently safe.
Baroness Amos reports hearing experiences “far worse” than she expected, including:
💔 Women not listened to, even when reporting reduced movements
💔 Families left without clear communication, support or apology
💔 Poor basic care like unclean wards, missed meals, no help to use the bathroom
💔 Discriminatory treatment of Black, Asian, working-class and vulnerable parents
💔 Birth plans ignored, and parents having to repeat themselves during crises
💔 Families feeling blamed for their baby’s death
💔 Parents placed on postnatal wards with newborns after experiencing loss
💔 Long delays in autopsy reports, delaying grieving
💔 Difficulty accessing medical notes, and reports being redacted
But many families also shared positive experiences of compassionate care, showing change is possible.
For staff, the picture is equally tough:
⚠️ Unsafe workloads
⚠️ Aggressive behaviour from the public
⚠️ Broken systems and facilities
⚠️ Emotional toll of not being able to deliver the care they want to give
At the same time, midwives described how visible senior leadership, specialist midwifery roles, and better teamwork improve care and raise morale.
This review is not about blaming staff. It’s about fixing a system that leaves families unsafe and staff unsupported.
If you’d like to read our full response, click the link below ⬇️
https://www.mamaacademy.org.uk/news/systemic-failures-silenced-families-and-unsupported-staff-our-response-to-the-amos-interim-report/
