I’m Victoria—42 years old, a mother of four boys, a wife, and a wide-awake midwife. On February 9th, 2024, I walked out of the NHS. Not because I stopped caring, but because I could no longer be part of a system that is committing crimes against humanity—criminal harm and manslaughter—against women, babies, and midwives.
The public must know the truth:
Maternity services are dangerously unsafe—women are lured in under the guise of safety, but the reality is deadly. A patient laboured for 10 hours alone behind a curtain with no care. She assumed she was safe—her baby wasn’t. The result? Unnecessary neonatal resuscitation. This is criminal neglect. vaccine evidence is not safe or effective – but sold as such Labour wards have been running with as few as two midwives per shift—this is a clear risk to life. Midwives are going 12.5-hour shifts without food, water, or rest, often responsible for up to 20 patients at once—jeopardizing lives in a system that refuses to listen. The evidence is clear—outcomes are worsening, and avoidable deaths are happening. Inquiries lead to more paperwork, not better care. Managers are complicit, failing to stand up for their staff while knowingly allowing unsafe conditions that lead to harm. Vital funding cuts have halted essential progress in maternity services, leaving women at risk. Birth choices are being denied, despite EU law protecting them. NHSE, RCM, and NMC are unfit for practice—allowing harm while pretending to protect. The bullying culture is horrific, forcing midwives to choose between their jobs or their morals. Hospitals are dishonest, misreporting outcomes to cover up preventable deaths. The NMC has blood on its hands, responsible for the suicides of nurses who were abandoned instead of supported. Community care has been stripped back to the bone, with minimal, if not zero, education and support for families and communities. This leaves parents isolated, misinformed, and without the help they need. This is not just failure—this is criminal. Midwives are expected to hold up a collapsing system, yet our voices ignored. And when I spoke up, I was threatened.
I was told that whistleblowers “go missing overnight.” I was falsely accused of being responsible for the death of a baby I have been horrifically trolled and harassed I will not be intimidated. I will not be silenced. I am a wide-awake midwife, and I will fight for the truth. This is systemic manslaughter. This is harm. This is a crime. If you care about maternity services, if you care about women, babies, and midwives—we need accountability. We all need the truth we all need justice. 