Families who lost babies due to errors in maternity care in Nottingham have met the health secretary, Sajid Javid
"Not only did she die but we were blamed. They denied that we'd had contact with them," Mr Hawkins previously told Sky News."Harriet was basically stuck and they had said Sarah wasn't in labour," he said.A series of errors during Sarah's pregnancy were found to have caused Harriet's death
They no longer work there after a lengthy battle that ended with the trust admitting liability and negligence.
In the letter to the health secretary, the families wrote:"Historically there have been reviews, nothing has changed.After meeting the Mr Javid, the families said a"first significant step" has been taken to ensure the"protection of babies and mothers from death and harm in the future".
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