Exclusive: New health secretary promises root-and-branch reform after damning maternity scandals Women should not feel pressurised into experiencing an “ideal birth”, the new health secretary, Yvette Cooper, has said, promising a root-and-branch reform of standards after several damning maternity...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/05/women-must-not-feel-pressure-to-have-ideal-birth-says-yvette-cooper)