The couple is understood by important reports in maternity care

Jenny reece

Health Correspondent, BBC Wells News

Sian and Rob Channon have long been calling for changes in the maternity department of Swanasi Bay, disabled after taking care of their own son

BBC Sian and Rob are sitting next to each other on a cream couch in their house. Sian is wearing a black T-shirt and has short curly hair. She is wearing dark glasses and holding a copy of the report in maternity care in Swanasi Bay. Rob is facing a khaki colored polo-shirt. — Sian and Rob Channon have long been calling for changes in the maternity department of Swanasi Bay, disabled after taking care of their own son

A mother who played an important role in emphasizing the changes in maternity care of the health board, said she exposed the failures after the publication of a report.

Sian Chanan’s son Gethin was disabled Failures during his birth in 2019,

“It has been a long journey for us, struggling to get acknowledgment for what is going on in Swanasi. We are fighting up to the level of Welsh government.”

There will now be an independent chair in assessment of all maternity services in Wales Report,

The head of The Birth Trauma Association said that it needs to be fully seen on the culture of maternity units.

Mrs. Chanan said that she and her husband Rob “are often brushed” and ignored, although she now feels that the Health Board has heard.

He said that an unreserved apology “goes a long way to build bridges with families who have felt the adrift”.

Rob Chanan said: “We believe that the new leadership wants to change, we just have to give them time.

“If they do not change, we have to make them accountable for it.”

Maternity services in UK have made headlines, with the announcement of Health Secretary in England “A fast national inquiry” After a series of NHS maternity and newborn services Maternity scam Going back over a decade.

Those who experience birth trauma argue that the same mistakes are being made, with a very little sign that lessons are being learned.

Medical negligence Solicitor Julia Reynolds said many issues have been seen in Wales, but have not changed.

Julia is wearing a dark navy, sleeveless dress. She is sitting in her offices, her hands in front of her, on a desk. He has a shoulder length, straight golden hair. Behind it is an open door of the office, which is slightly blurred. — Medical negligence Solicitor Julia Reynolds said many issues have been seen in Wales, but have not changed.

Julia Reynolds led the legal firm Leh Dey in Wales, and as a medical negligent specialist stated that the issues did not change over the years.

“I look at all health boards across Wales and the issues we see are the same,” he said.

“I have important concerns about the quality of maternity care in Wales.”

A review of care in Swanasi found that there was a lack of compassion in the debate with reactions to families and complaints.

Ms. Reynolds said that after losing a child, many families struggle to struggle to deal with “it was one of those things”.

“While employees feel that they are doing the right thing by giving the families potentially assured, which actually does so, he just leaves the parents without answering, and really reduce doubts.”

“I am confident that it is an disagreement for families and I think it is really important for families to understand, what is wrong and more important to get that initial treatment to get better results for those children.”

The independent review in care in Swanasi Bay included testimony to women who felt worrying, when they raised concerns, and as a result they felt guilty of not speaking too much for themselves.

The bereaved women talked about lack of compassion, felt by others, and the berthing partners felt powerless or ignorant.

It asked to improve the process of complaints in Wales, so that it could be less rigid and more kind.

Swanasi Bay Health Board “unreserved apologized for all women and families whose care has fallen well with the expected standard” and was working on a reform plan.

The Welsh government also apologized, and accepted all the recommendations.

Julie Richards, director of the Royal College of Midwives in Wales, said that Western government’s written policies, framework and statements set positive intentions.

“However, they cannot be acquired without investment and proper workforce plans.

“Previous years reports and reviews in maternity services in Wales are flagging the major issues that are affecting safe care, understanding, underfunding, work culture and sufficient emphasis for important multi-disciplinary training.

“Our members are watching more complex pregnancies, women require more expert support during pregnancy, so it is never more important to get this right.”

Kim Thomas led a Westminster report on the issue in 2024, but says that there is a need to address the culture of departments in Wales.

Kim Thomas Kim is sitting in a cafe smiling on camera. He has short, wavy brown hair. He is wearing a blue knitted top and necklace. The shot is of his head, and you can see that someone is sitting behind him. — Kim Thomas led a Westminster report on the issue in 2024, but says that there is a need to address the culture of departments in Wales.

A major theme of the report in the care given in Swanasi Bay was that women were not heard.

Kim Thomas from the Birth Trauma Association said, “It is sometimes very easy for employees to dismiss a woman who is distressed as being more dramatic.”

“We hear a lot that women are told that they are doing too much disturbance. But when they try to remain calm, there is a belief that perhaps nothing is wrong.

“It creates real problems for women. It is where to hear – if a woman says that she thinks something wrong, really listen to her.”

In view of the inequalities experienced by black women in the UK, all issues were given more pressure.

The maternal mortality rate is about four times higher than white women, asian and mixed ethnicity is also significant inequality for women.

Umima Sunday says that she has always been good in fulfilling the pain of labor, but it meant that the midwives did not realize how advanced the advanced labor was and when she tried to explain it was not believed.

Umima is wearing reactive glasses that have become dark in the sun. She is sitting outside, wearing a beige and black knitted dress and a red and yellow pattern head scarf. He has brown skin and is smiling on camera. Behind him, there is a slight staining, a building and tree. It is a head and shoulder tablet. — Umima Sunday says that she has always been good in fulfilling the pain of labor, but it meant that the midwives did not realize how advanced the advanced labor was and when she tried to explain it was not believed.

Umima said on Sunday that when she gave her second child in Singetton Hospital two years ago, she experienced good care, but her labor increased so soon that she brought her daughter to the ward.

“Even in pain, I am really cool,” said 33 -year -old, who moved from Nigeria to Swansey to study a postgraduate course in public health three years ago.

“I would say that they were looking at me thinking, ‘He is not in a lot of pain’.

“But a woman who has gone earlier knows how her body reacts. They did not really understand that I was really in pain and needed them at that time.”

He said that when the employees were listening, he lacked urgency, which means that anyone had to guide him through contraction and when to push him.

“I just wanted the child and couldn’t think properly – if someone was next to me, then guide me through this process, I would avoid tears I did during this process.”

Perpetua Ugavu says that with the good support of nurses and midwives, Swansey had a quick delivery directly for his second child.

Perpetua has brown skin and hanging black hair, which are tied back. She is smiling on the camera and wearing a strapy, halter-neck purple top with a cream cardigan at the top. She is sitting down and behind her, blurred, an open solid passage and tree. — Perpetua Ugavu says that with the good support of nurses and midwives, Swansey had a quick delivery directly for his second child.

34 -year -old Perpetua Ugavu also considered his labor “smooth and straight ahead” for his second child, and “nurses and rights participated very well for me”.

However, he was initially asked to “exercise a little patience” on the phone when he told that the staff labor had started.

“If I had waited for a while, I would have given birth at home. If I had not taken that step to go to the hospital, I would have reached home, because I did not believe that my labor was there.

“But I knew what I was feeling and I knew that my labor is not long, it is usually short.”

His water broke into a taxi in the hospital and his child was born about 30 minutes later.

She said that if she can change one thing, it would be that “black women take away that stereotype, the pain will be able to bear the pain more.

“We all go through labor through different ways, but if someone complains that she is feeling pain or not feeling well, they can pay attention to the person what they can do best. Don’t wait a little.”