NHS in England failing to record ethnicity of those who sue over maternity care

Shocking blind spot' in data collection comes despite well-documented racial disparities in maternity care'

The NHS is facing criticism for not recording the ethnicity of people who sue it over poor maternity care, despite black, Asian and minority ethnic women experiencing much greater harm during childbirth.

Health experts, patient safety campaigners and lawyers claim racial disparities in maternity care are so stark that NHS bodies in England must start collating details of people who take legal action to help ensure services improve.