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Ten More Years of Maternity Claims: What Can We Learn from Another Decade of NHS Litigation Data About Mode of Delivery, Informed Consent, and Patient Safety?

2026-05-03

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<h4>Introduction</h4> Obstetric litigation is the largest single category of NHS clinical negligence by cost. The last systematic analysis of NHS obstetric litigation data was published in 2012 [1]. Despite major national safety programmes, annual costs have continued to escalate. This study aims to update the analysis and consider ethical and resource implications. <h4>Methods</h4> FOI claims data were obtained...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.01.26352218

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