England to get powerful maternity commissioner after ‘shocking’ failings

England is appointing its first maternity commissioner to overhaul childbirth care after a major review found serious failings and systemic racism throughout the system. According to The Guardian, the Amos review identified critical gaps in maternity triage services—the emergency-response layer of childbirth care. Key reforms include staffing increases for faster emergency response, families' right to independent investigations when hospitals fall short, and a shift away from adversarial compensation toward immediate error admission. The government also committed to rooting out discrimination embedded throughout maternity and neonatal care.

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