Ockenden review opens into 1,000-plus Sussex maternity cases

Donna Ockenden launched her independent review of over 1,000 maternity and neonatal cases at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust on 5 September in Brighton. Bereaved parents began giving evidence, including Susan Cacciacarro, whose daughter Chiara was stillborn at nearly 37 weeks after staff did not expedite delivery despite fetal weight loss. A February 2026 BBC/New Statesman probe found at least 55 baby deaths may have been avoidable.