The Ockenden report tells a terrible story of neglect. It’s a story that I – and far too many women I know – recognise, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Donna Ockenden inquiry finds ‘bullying’ culture and ‘cruel’, dismissive attitude to women contributed to avoidable deaths

Review of 2,500 cases between 2012 and 2015 finds ‘systemic’ and ‘deep-rooted’ failures, a bullying culture and racism

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden investigated stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths, and babies or mothers who suffered brain damage and other injuries

Women in labour were denied epidurals and told to stay at home without safety checks being carried out, leading to avoidable deaths and brain damage to babies in Nottingham

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At least 94 babies may have suffered avoidable stillbirths due to failings in the care of mothers and babies by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

The scandal is a scathing indictment of the poor maternity care given to thousands of women across the country. When will it change, asks Rebecca Thomas

Parents have spoken out after biggest maternity inquiry in NHS history finds 520 mums and babies suffered harm or death at Nottingham hospitals linked to poor care

Cruel, toxic, dismissive. Just three of the words used in a damning report to describe the culture at an NHS Trust where 520 mothers and babies suffered "potentially avoidable"…

We spoke to Donna Ockenden, who led the Nottingham maternity care review, and we asked her how dark a day this is in the history of the NHS.

The report into the care of mothers and babies at Nottingham Universities Hospital NHS Trust lays bare in heartbreaking detail how women's pleas for help were ignored.

The Ockenden review does not point the finger at any named officials, but here the Daily Mail identifies some of the trust's key players during its troubled years.

The Ockenden report tells a terrible story of neglect. It’s a story that I – and far too many women I know – recognise, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett