Chester hospital baby deaths to be investigated by police Baby deaths at a neonatal unit with a "higher than usual" mortality rate are to be investigated by police.
Countess of Chester Hospital reported "a greater number of baby deaths and collapses than normally expected" between June 2015 and July 2016.
The police probe will focus on eight deaths, but a further seven during the same period will also be reviewed.
The hospital trust contacted police after a clinical review found no "definitive explanation" for the rise.
Six non-fatal collapses - where a baby's breathing or heart rate drop to dangerous levels - will also be reviewed, Cheshire Constabulary said. BBC News
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Countess of Chester Hospital reported "a greater number of baby deaths and collapses than normally expected" between June 2015 and July 2016.
The police probe will focus on eight deaths, but a further seven during the same period will also be reviewed.
The hospital trust contacted police after a clinical review found no "definitive explanation" for the rise.
Six non-fatal collapses - where a baby's breathing or heart rate drop to dangerous levels - will also be reviewed, Cheshire Constabulary said. BBC News
See also:
- High baby deaths rate at Chester Hospital to be investigated by police The Daily Telegraph
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