Baby died on maternity unit months after staff warned it was unsafe
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Baby died on maternity unit months after staff warned it was unsafe

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a verdict on Wednesday, assistant coroner Laurinda Bower said Wynter would have survived if action had been taken sooner, criticising the units “unsafe culture” and warning that her death was not an isolated incident. “She was a victim of the trust’s unsafe culture and practices.” Ms Andrews had started having contractions and experiencing pain six days before being admitted to the maternity ward on 14 September. This led to Mrs Andrews’ obstetric risk factors being omitted from their clinical decision making.” The coroner said the trust “had failed to create an environment where professional challenge was promoted and encouraged”. The coroner added: “This letter makes for troubling reading, as the grim predictions of a potential disaster were indeed realised some 10 months later when Wynter died as a result of the unsafe practices warned about by midwifery staff.” The case comes amid maternity safety concerns across a number of NHS hospitals, with multiple independent inquiries into care at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust, East Kent Hospitals University Trust and a review of dozens of units by the Care Quality Commission.

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