SNP urged to speed independent maternity review to reassure grieving families

Following a concerning inspection of the maternity unit at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, bereaved parents released a statement decrying rising baby deaths and a lack of confidence in the NHS. They criticized the Scottish government's maternity services review, launched last year, as offering little reassurance and urged an independent investigation that addresses systemic failures. Over 4,300 signatures support a petition to expand the review’s scope.

Julie Keegan, whose three-day-old son Mason died, told Health Secretary Angela Constance that a forward-looking model would ignore years of toxic culture and past errors. Keegan warned the review could become a waste of time without a proper inquiry into previous shortcomings. The SNP is now pressured to act swiftly to restore trust among grieving families.