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BBC News
a day ago
- Health
- BBC News
Parents of Orlando Davis welcome national maternity inquiry
The parents of a baby who died as a result of hospital negligence have said a national inquiry into maternity services will "unravel a huge wider picture" of injury and midwife Robyn Davis and her husband Jonathan, from Steyning, West Sussex, lost their son Orlando 14 days after he was born by emergency caesarean at Worthing Hospital in September Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced an investigation into maternity failings in England, the couple said: "Unfortunately, this is happening everywhere."University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust's chief medical officer Prof Katie Urch, said it was "fully supporting this investigation to help improve maternity care". An inquest into Orlando's death found he had suffered brain damage after clinicians failed to recognise that Mrs Davis had developed hyponatremia - a lower than normal level of sodium in the bloodstream - during couple told the BBC they were told by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust that their case was "really rare".But, after speaking to other families, they discovered "this was not the case whatsoever". "We've very quickly found that, of course, there are multiple families that are not only going through baby loss, they're going through birth injuries, they're going through birth trauma," said couple said they hoped for a wider public inquiry, adding that they wanted to see real change."How many times do we find ourselves hearing of a maternity issue – children dying, mums passing or almost passing or being left with lifelong injuries," said Jonathan."[Then] it happens again."Improvements are also needed in how regulatory organisations support families looking for answers, he said, adding that the process felt like "an endurance race"."Robyn was a midwife at Worthing Hospital... so what chance does a normal member of the public have?" he said. 'Immense courage' Nicola Wise, the Care Quality Commission's director of secondary and specialist care, said: "Safe, high-quality maternity care for all should be the minimum expectation for women and babies – and is what staff working in maternity services across the country want to provide."The Nursing and Midwifery Council's interim chief executive and registrar, Paul Rees MBE, said: "It is vital that when people raise concerns with us, their experience is as positive and supportive as possible. We are working to improve both the timeliness of our investigations and the experience for everyone involved."A General Medical Council spokesperson said: "We take our responsibility extremely seriously and will investigate when there is evidence that indicates a doctor's current fitness to practise could be impaired."UH Sussex's chief medical officer, Prof Katie Urch, said bereaved families "have shown immense courage in sharing their experiences and we remain committed to listening to and learning from them".
CBS News
a day ago
- General
- CBS News
West Sacramento embraces tiny homes on wheels as affordable housing
It's a new spin on affordable housing: a low-cost tiny home on wheels. Robyn Davis has lived in a tiny home on wheels in West Sacramento since 2017, and initially, she faced code enforcement fines because it was not hooked up to utilities and had no permit. "I own my land," Davis said. "There should be a pathway for this." In the past, any home built on a trailer with wheels had legally been considered a vehicle, regulated by the DMV. Now, West Sacramento is the first city in the region to allow people to live in these small units full-time. "There are stereotypes about people who live in tiny homes with wheels and I've been fighting those stereotypes," Davis said. Tiny home advocates are now showing off various models of homes under 400 square feet that qualify. "You can literally move this on site and have it hooked up within a couple of weeks, and the infrastructure costs are much less," said tiny home advocate Andrea Montano. Many of them cost under $100,000. "We've been building homes that are too big," Davis said. "We really don't build starter homes anymore." "The average household size is one to two people, and so we're not really building to the demand," Montano said. Davis and other advocates say these small units could be a big solution to California's affordable housing crisis. "We have the most unhoused people in any state, and we need to be more open-minded about diverse housing," Davis said. Tiny home supporters now want California lawmakers to approve this type of unit so the rules and requirements will be consistent across the state.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Newsmaker Sunday: 100 years of Brown County United Way
(WFRV) – On this week's Newsmaker Sunday, Tom Zalaski is joined by Brown County United Way President and CEO Robyn Davis and COO Rashad Cobb to discuss the last century of work from the Brown County United Way. Brown County United Way has been around for 100 years and in that century of work they have been helping countless folks in the northeast Wisconsin area. Newsmaker Sunday: St. Joseph Food Program in Menasha Tune in to Newsmaker Sunday every Sunday at 7:30 a.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
