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Leeds Maternity Care Inquiry: Dozens More Families Demand Review
At least 67 families have reported inadequate maternity care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust between 2017 and 2024, resulting in several preventable baby and mother deaths; the trust has expressed apologies, but families are demanding an independent review and a national inquiry into maternity...
Leeds Maternity Care Inquiry: Dozens More Families Demand Review
At least 67 families have reported inadequate maternity care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust between 2017 and 2024, resulting in several preventable baby and mother deaths; the trust has expressed apologies, but families are demanding an independent review and a national inquiry into maternity...
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64% Bias Score
NHS Maternity Care Delays Costing Hundreds of Baby Lives Annually
Analysis reveals a delay in improving NHS maternity care, costing the lives of at least 2,500 babies since 2018 due to the failure to meet 2015 targets to halve stillbirths, neonatal, and maternal deaths by 2025, with current rates still significantly higher than the targets.
NHS Maternity Care Delays Costing Hundreds of Baby Lives Annually
Analysis reveals a delay in improving NHS maternity care, costing the lives of at least 2,500 babies since 2018 due to the failure to meet 2015 targets to halve stillbirths, neonatal, and maternal deaths by 2025, with current rates still significantly higher than the targets.
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52% Bias Score
Inquest: Delayed Caesarean Contributed to Baby's Death
A coroner's inquest in Lancashire found that a delay in a caesarean section materially contributed to the death of baby Ayla Newton at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in February 2023, after her abnormal heart rate was noted for over an hour before the procedure.
Inquest: Delayed Caesarean Contributed to Baby's Death
A coroner's inquest in Lancashire found that a delay in a caesarean section materially contributed to the death of baby Ayla Newton at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in February 2023, after her abnormal heart rate was noted for over an hour before the procedure.
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44% Bias Score
Coroner Blasts NHS Trust for "Culture of Defensiveness" After Baby's Death
Baby Ida Lock died due to gross failures in basic medical care at Royal Lancaster Infirmary Labour Ward on November 9, 2019; a coroner's inquest slammed the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust for a culture of defensiveness and inadequate investigations, echoing concerns raise...
Coroner Blasts NHS Trust for "Culture of Defensiveness" After Baby's Death
Baby Ida Lock died due to gross failures in basic medical care at Royal Lancaster Infirmary Labour Ward on November 9, 2019; a coroner's inquest slammed the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust for a culture of defensiveness and inadequate investigations, echoing concerns raise...
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56% Bias Score
Australia's Private Insurers Propose Coordinated Maternity Care to Prevent Hospital Closures
Facing closures due to rising costs and falling demand, Australia's private health insurers proposed a plan to offer coordinated maternity care packages from midwives, GPs, and obstetricians to reduce costs for expectant mothers, potentially increasing private maternity care utilization and preventi...
Australia's Private Insurers Propose Coordinated Maternity Care to Prevent Hospital Closures
Facing closures due to rising costs and falling demand, Australia's private health insurers proposed a plan to offer coordinated maternity care packages from midwives, GPs, and obstetricians to reduce costs for expectant mothers, potentially increasing private maternity care utilization and preventi...
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52% Bias Score
NHS Trust Fined £1.6m for Multiple Maternity Failures
The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was fined £1.6m after admitting to failures in care leading to the deaths of three babies between April and July 2021, marking the second prosecution of the trust by the Care Quality Commission for maternity-related issues.
NHS Trust Fined £1.6m for Multiple Maternity Failures
The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was fined £1.6m after admitting to failures in care leading to the deaths of three babies between April and July 2021, marking the second prosecution of the trust by the Care Quality Commission for maternity-related issues.
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56% Bias Score
Malicious Data Deletion Hinders Major NHS Maternity Inquiry
A police investigation found that a missing data file containing details of hundreds of maternity cases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was likely deleted intentionally or maliciously, hindering an already large-scale inquiry into maternity deaths and harm spanning more than a decade.
Malicious Data Deletion Hinders Major NHS Maternity Inquiry
A police investigation found that a missing data file containing details of hundreds of maternity cases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was likely deleted intentionally or maliciously, hindering an already large-scale inquiry into maternity deaths and harm spanning more than a decade.
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40% Bias Score
Thuringia's Birthing Clinic Centralization Plan Sparks Debate
Thuringia's Chamber of Physicians proposes centralizing birthing clinics from 19 to 11, citing declining birth rates and staff shortages to improve care quality; however, the Association of Midwives opposes this due to longer travel times and reduced accessibility for rural families.
Thuringia's Birthing Clinic Centralization Plan Sparks Debate
Thuringia's Chamber of Physicians proposes centralizing birthing clinics from 19 to 11, citing declining birth rates and staff shortages to improve care quality; however, the Association of Midwives opposes this due to longer travel times and reduced accessibility for rural families.
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44% Bias Score
Asylum Seeker Wrongly Billed £10,000 for NHS Maternity Care
A 34-year-old asylum seeker in the UK, Kim, was wrongly billed over £10,000 for NHS maternity care, despite being exempt, highlighting flaws in the system and causing significant distress; the charges were later canceled after intervention from charities.
Asylum Seeker Wrongly Billed £10,000 for NHS Maternity Care
A 34-year-old asylum seeker in the UK, Kim, was wrongly billed over £10,000 for NHS maternity care, despite being exempt, highlighting flaws in the system and causing significant distress; the charges were later canceled after intervention from charities.
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64% Bias Score
Medical Negligence and Falsified Notes Led to Baby's Death at Craigavon Hospital
Martina and Ryan Tierney's 34-week-old daughter Molly died at Craigavon Area Hospital's maternity unit in October 2021 due to medical staff's failures to address severe abdominal pain and falsified medical notes; a report found that an emergency C-section likely would have saved the baby.
Medical Negligence and Falsified Notes Led to Baby's Death at Craigavon Hospital
Martina and Ryan Tierney's 34-week-old daughter Molly died at Craigavon Area Hospital's maternity unit in October 2021 due to medical staff's failures to address severe abdominal pain and falsified medical notes; a report found that an emergency C-section likely would have saved the baby.
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48% Bias Score
NHS Trust Fined £1.6m Over Baby Deaths
The Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust was fined £1.6 million after admitting failures in care leading to the deaths of three babies in 2021; inadequate communication, lack of care escalation, and incomplete information sharing were cited as contributing factors.
NHS Trust Fined £1.6m Over Baby Deaths
The Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust was fined £1.6 million after admitting failures in care leading to the deaths of three babies in 2021; inadequate communication, lack of care escalation, and incomplete information sharing were cited as contributing factors.
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52% Bias Score
NUH Trust Admits Failures in Maternity Care, Leading to Three Baby Deaths
The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to three babies who died in 2021 due to serious and systemic failures, adding to concerns raised by the ongoing Ockenden inquiry.
NUH Trust Admits Failures in Maternity Care, Leading to Three Baby Deaths
The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to provide safe care and treatment to three babies who died in 2021 due to serious and systemic failures, adding to concerns raised by the ongoing Ockenden inquiry.
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32% Bias Score
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