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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Nick Forbes

‘Reasonable precautions’ could have prevented newborn baby deaths, inquiry finds

The deaths of three newborn babies in Scottish hospitals in 2019 and 2021 could have been avoided if ‘reasonable precautions’ had been taken, a fatal accident inquiry had found (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Archive)

The deaths of three newborn babies could have been avoided if reasonable precautions had been taken, a fatal accident inquiry has found.

The inquiry was launched after the deaths in two Lanarkshire hospitals of Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch within hours of their births.

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