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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

East Kent maternity failings led to 45 baby deaths, damning report reveals

Richford family

Poor care may have led to the deaths of 45 babies, with 97 cases of harm, injury or deaths to mothers overall, which may have been avoided in east Kent, a major maternity inquiry has found.

The review looked at more than 200 cases spanning more than a decade of maternity failings by East Kent Hospitals University Trust and found a “pattern of recurring harm” at the trust.

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