How to Innovate Your Way to Market Leadership

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I'm skeptical that in an age when we've seen half a dozen health ministers change spots and there's so much going on in the world. I think the problem we've got is at the moment we're in an agenda where ministers have framed attempts to address these problems such as health inequalities, diversity and inequality as symptoms of a woke agenda. And the problem is that is getting in the way of enacting real change.

Experts and campaigners have been pointing out the racial disparities in maternal healthcare for years. The latest report to highlight the issue comes from the House of Commons women and equalities committee. MPs behind the report have condemned the government’s failure to address the gulf in outcomes. So why are black and Asian women still more at risk from childbirth? Madeleine Finlay hears what it can be like to navigate the maternity system as a woman of colour, and speaks to Guardian health editor Andrew Gregory and Prof Shakila Thangaratinam about what lies behind the statistics and what can be done. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod