Kate Brintworth

What Kate Brintworth has said

• “I warmly welcome Michelle Welsh to this new role of Maternity Adviser and look forward to working together to improve maternity care across the country.”

  Chief Midwifery Officer for England · Maternity & neonatal · 30 Sept 2026 · Maternity Adviser to champion safer care for mothers and babies ↗

• “I am so sorry for the heartbreaking loss, grief and pain experienced by women and families at Nottingham. My thoughts are with those who have been harmed, bereaved or let down by the care they received.”

  Chief Midwifery Officer for England · Maternity & neonatal · 30 Sept 2026 · Martha's Rule extended to all maternity services ↗

• “Too many women, babies and families have been harmed, bereaved or badly let down by maternity care, and too often women and families who raised concerns were not listened to. This has to change.”

  Chief Midwifery Officer for England · Maternity & neonatal · 30 Sept 2026 · UK’s first maternity and neonatal commissioner to be appointed ↗

• “The hard work you do every day to drive forward change – to make care safer, more personalised and more equitable – matters enormously. That's why I'd really encourage you to take this opportunity to tell us what actions you think will make a difference for the women and babies we care for.”

  Chief midwifery officer for England · Maternity & neonatal · 29 Sept 2026 · Nurses urged to prepare for ‘NHS-wide conversation’ on maternity and neonatal services ↗

• “All staff working in NHS maternity and neonatal services are committed to ensuring that any disclosure of domestic abuse will be met with compassion, sensitivity and clear options for support.”

  Chief Midwifery Officer for NHS England · Maternity & neonatal · 29 Sept 2026 · About 20,000 women a year tell midwives they are domestic violence victims ↗

• “This life-changing technology is great news for women with type 1 diabetes because their chronic condition can make it difficult for them to effectively regulate their blood glucose levels to have a safe pregnancy.”

  Chief Midwifery Officer for England · Diabetes · 8 Sept 2026 · NHS rolls out artificial pancreas ↗

• “In a letter to trust and integrated care board CEOs, chief midwifery officer Kate Brintworth asked providers to review 24/7 availability of midwifery care, staff competence, senior clinical support, transfer planning, and risk assessment, and to report concerns to boards and NHSE regions.”

  Chief Midwifery Officer · Maternity & neonatal · 8 Sept 2026 · The deeply concerning state of home birth services ↗

• “This modernises maternity services so that pregnant women and parents who urgently need expert advice will no longer be left waiting for a call back or directed to a maternity unit voicemail.”

  England's chief midwifery officer · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Author of England maternity care review ‘listened to wrong voices’, says adviser ↗

Where Kate Brintworth has been quoted

1. Michelle Welsh: Labour MP failed by NHS appointed first maternity adviserbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
2. Maternity Adviser to champion safer care for mothers and babiesgov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
3. Martha's Rule extended to all maternity servicesgov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
4. UK’s first maternity and neonatal commissioner to be appointedgov.uk · 30 Sept 2026
5. Nurses urged to prepare for ‘NHS-wide conversation’ on maternity and neonatal servicesnursinginpractice.com · 29 Sept 2026
6. About 20,000 women a year tell midwives they are domestic violence victimstheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
7. NHS rolls out artificial pancreasnationalhealthexecutive.com · 8 Sept 2026
8. The deeply concerning state of home birth serviceshsj.co.uk · 8 Sept 2026
9. Author of England maternity care review ‘listened to wrong voices’, says advisertheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.

• 'Being able to stay in hospital with our son meant everything'BBC
• Severe Type 1 Diabetes Onset Linked to Later ComplicationsEMJ
• New funding targets Kentucky’s maternal mortality rateSpectrum News