{"podcast":{"title":"The Story","slug":"the-story-26954","podcast_index_feed_id":26954,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/storiesofourtimes","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1758841002471-a9576d61-36b6-4b4b-9aa8-e495cf468878.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1846,"summary":"The biggest stories, told in depth, daily. Join the world's best journalists to uncover what really matters. Hosted by Manveen Rana and Luke Jones. Published seven days a week and ready for you every morning. The Story is brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T04:19:37.461858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954"},"episode":{"title":"‘It’s galling, as a bereaved parent': Britain's maternity scandal","slug":"it-s-galling-as-a-bereaved-parent-britain-s-maternity-scandal","published_at":"2026-06-30T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/it-s-galling-as-a-bereaved-parent-britain-s-maternity-scandal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954","url":"https://shows.acast.com/storiesofourtimes/episodes/its-galling-as-a-bereaved-parent-the-maternity-failings-scan","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/storiesofourtimes/e/6a42c909c2fe1c7f49ce0bc0/media.mp3","summary":"After a series of reports about individual failing maternity trusts in England, a national report is published today. It says women are not being listened to, racism is systemic, regulators are failing and triage is not working. So how did things get so bad? What do families think of the report's findings? And will it finally force a change in England’s woeful maternity care? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests: Eleanor Hayward, health editor, The Times Poppy Koronka, health correspondent, The Times Host: Manveen Rana.  Producers: Olivia Case and Micaela Arneson.  We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Ockenden review: Three hospital bosses were awarded CBEs Clips: GB News, BBC, ITV.  Photo: Adobe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"After a series of reports about individual failing maternity trusts in England, a national report is published today. It says women are not being listened…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1959,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-story-26954/episodes/it-s-galling-as-a-bereaved-parent-britain-s-maternity-scandal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-story-26954/it-s-galling-as-a-bereaved-parent-britain-s-maternity-scandal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}