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Babies and mothers died after 'systemic and sustained' failings, largest NHS maternity review finds
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- Jacob King/PA Wire Image caption, Sarah Andrews (left) and Sarah Hawkins (right) both lost their daughters due to maternity failings
- More than 500 mothers and babies suffered avoidable harm or died due to failings at a "toxic" hospital trust, a landmark maternity review has found.
- When her review was published on Wednesday, it also revealed different care may have altered the outcome for 260 babies who died or were harmed.
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Jacob King/PA Wire Image caption, Sarah Andrews (left) and Sarah Hawkins (right) both lost their daughters due to maternity failings
More than 500 mothers and babies suffered avoidable harm or died due to failings at a "toxic" hospital trust, a landmark maternity review has found.
Led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, the inquiry - the largest of its kind in NHS history - found leaders at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust knew there were serious issues at its maternity department going back years, but failed to take action.
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