By Saffron Otter Left in ‘blood-soaked sheets’ and treated ‘like a slab of meat’ – this is the reality of a ‘dark corner’ in the NHS where good care for expectant mothers is the ‘exception rather than the rule’. The damning Birth Trauma Inquiry, unveiled today, has prompted calls for a drastic overhaul of the UK’s maternity and postnatal services after hearing alarming evidence from pregnant women and mothers who have been left scarred from their birthing experiences. The inquiry heard from 1,300 women who had a traumatic birth, with the report describing their collective stories as “harrowing…