Bloomberg reported an increase in maternal mortality rates in the UK

Maternal mortality is on the rise in the UK, and its rates have increased by 20% in 16 years due to the decline of the medical care system for pregnant women. This was reported on July 14 by the Bloomberg news agency.

"In 2015, the [British] government set a goal to halve maternal, prenatal and infant mortality rates by 2025. This attempt has failed miserably: maternal mortality rates are now 20% higher than in 2010," the article says.

According to the author of the article, the reason for this negative trend was the low quality of medical care in the UK. Also, in some parts of the country, there is still a policy of "natural childbirth at any cost."

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On June 8, The Guardian newspaper, citing an analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), reported that in England, more than 1.3 thousand patients die every month due to long waits in emergency departments, which is 10 times more than 10 years ago.

In April, it was reported that the UK's National Health Service (NHS) was facing an acute shortage of medical staff, forcing nurses and medical assistants to replace qualified doctors. It was noted that the so-called "substitute doctors" could provide substandard medical care.