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How a Romford maternity ward was able to turn the tide after a ‘requires improvement’ rating

The Guardian Health Sunday 28 June 2026, 19:04 UTC By Denis Campbell Health policy editor 1 min read
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Hiring more staff and providing interpreters are just some of the actions taken by Queen’s hospital to tackle core problems• Risk of serious birth injuries is rising for women in England, data suggestsTwo days after giving birth, Juliana Nascimento Barbosa is still ecstatic about becoming a mother. “I’m so happy to have my baby,” she says from her bed in Queen’s hospital in Romford, Essex, smiling broadly. To her left, her husband, Emerson, sits on a chair.

Hiring more staff and providing interpreters are just some of the actions taken by Queen’s hospital to tackle core problems

• Risk of serious birth injuries is rising for women in England, data suggests

Two days after giving birth, Juliana Nascimento Barbosa is still ecstatic about becoming a mother. “I’m so happy to have my baby,” she says from her bed in Queen’s hospital in Romford, Essex, smiling broadly.

To her left, her husband, Emerson, sits on a chair. To her right, their newborn son Dominic lies on a neonatal resuscitaire receiving phototherapy, a light treatment to help relieve his jaundice.

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