Can’t believe this is still happening.

What a sad thread.
I think it also depends on the hospital, where mum is a patient and also the patient's medical history.

When I had my son 42 years ago, I should have had a C section, but he was born by induction and forceps.
I am still traumatised by that birth experience and it caused all sorts of serious complications with my later pregnancies.
I hope things have moved on.

My DIL gave birth 10 weeks ago and was booked in for a section, because baby had been breech for so long and wasn't for turning, despite several interventions.
DIL actually had an emergency section because she went into labour early. She phoned the hospital at 7.30am and baby was born a few hours later, they didn't mess about.
Dil's care and baby's after care have been excellent.

DGD was born at 42 weeks. DD asked me to be her birth partner as the ex did not want the child. We notified the midwife of the family history of Bi-polar Disorder - in my case post natal - and I expressed concerns about DD's unusually narrow hips. The midwife did not see either issue as significant. DD was admitted for induction at 42 weeks and had an emergency C section after 36 hours of agonising labour alleviated eventually by an epidural. DD was so weak they gave DGD to me to hold. She was 9lb 10 oz at birth and so long her legs hung over the end of scales. DD's second baby was born by elective Caesarian with dad present Ivo the obstetric history. 12 years later DGD is fine but DD, despite having worked for the NHS for over a quarter of a century has had to go private to get a diagnosis of plus treatment for pregnancy induced hypothyroidism....last year! At the maternity unit where I worked in the late 1980's...each mother had a team of 2 midwifes who, between them, looked after the pregnancy, delivery and initial after care. There was social work support where indicated - provided by me - then and only one perinatal death - beautifully handled by the unit who had a suite where the parents could spend time with their baby and take photographs - in the 2 years I was there and no maternal deaths. That hospital has now got wards closed because of leaking roofs and other health and safety issues through the neglect of this govt and chronic underfunding. The NHS is indeed broken.

How sad for the family, what a tragedy. Of course we can't know the circumstances. I think here they rarely allow women to go that far before inducing. How heart-breaking.

35 years ago my df had an elective c section for her 5th child
All 4 had been induced at 42 weeks. 3 survived but the 4th died and the reason was given that it was due to the induction.
Not willing to chance it, df chose a section and had a healthy child
I realise every case is different but this was the first I had heard that the induction itself was risky.

There will be a valid reason I m sure the hospitals don’t just leave a woman after their time for no reason Sad as it is

Heartbreaking

To be fair, without medical history, we do not know the reasons why this happens.

Every case is different

Sorry for your loss