An independent investigation into the UK’s Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has found that at least 46 babies and three mothers died unnecessarily over a period of several years, due to severe failings in maternity care. The report, led by independent midwife Donna Ockenden, examined hundreds of cases and thousands of documents from cases between 2006 and 2020. The investigation found that at least 46 babies and three mothers died because of neglect and inadequate care, and noted that hundreds more babies were left severely injured or disabled. The reviewers concluded that .
Nottingham maternity scandal: Inquiry’s baby deaths ‘could have been prevented’
