At least 45 babies died needlessly across two Kent hospitals, a harrowing report has found.
Dr Bill Kirkup, chairman of the independent inquiry into maternity at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, said his panel had heard "harrowing" accounts from families receiving "suboptimal" care, with mothers ignored by staff and shut out from their own care.
Of 202 cases reviewed by the experts - dating back to 2009 - the outcome could have been different in 97 cases, the inquiry found. Of the 65 baby deaths examined, 45 could have had a different outcome if nationally recognised standards of care had been provided.When looking at 33 of these 45 cases, the outcome would reasonably expected to have been different, while in a further 12 cases it might have been different.
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