An interim report into maternity and neonatal services across England has uncovered shocking allegations of racism, bullying, crumbling infrastructure, and births in undignified circumstances. Some families said that baby deaths were being misclassified to prevent further investigation. Baroness Amos, who is leading a national investigation into maternity care, said: “Maternity and neonatal services in England are failing too many women, babies, families, and staff.” Investigators spoke to hundreds of harmed families and staff across 12 NHS trusts in England, many of whom shared shocking accounts of their experiences. MATERNITY HORROR STORIES A hospital staff member who trained students was heard to say: “The bloody Asian ones just go on and on and on.” Weather reports were included in clinical handovers Staff reported instances of “verbal aggression […] and sometimes bullying and racist behaviour” among colleagues. The doors to a delivery room were left open while an instrumental vaginal birth took place because there wasn’t enough space, with only a screen outside the room to protect the family’s dignity. Public perception is so bad that at …