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14 Oct 09

Couple receive £160,000 over hospital's baby blunders - Daily Telegraph 13th October 2009

"Johanne Rees and Krishna Govekar, whose unborn baby son Arun died as a result of critical delays during his birth, have received £160,000 compensation. "

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Health News UHN Midwifery Obstetrics Negligence Infant Mortality Daily Telegraph

The devastating moment parents said goodbye to their son left severely brain-damaged by hospital blunders - Daily Mail 13th October 2009

"Tears streaming down his face, a father cradles his ten-day-old baby for the last time.

The photograph was taken on the day that Krishna Govekar and his wife made the heartbreaking decision to turn off their little boy’s life support machine. "

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Health News UHN Midwifery Obstetrics Negligence Infant Mortality BBC Health News

05 Oct 09

Aid group in child mortality plea - BBC Health News 5th October 2009

"Dramatically reducing global child mortality would cost much less than people around the world think, an international aid agency says.

Launching its biggest-ever campaign, Save the Children said $40bn (£25bn) would radically lower the number of children who die of treatable diseases."

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Infant Mortality Mortality Children IHN Developing Countries Financial Management Health News BBC Health News

15 Sep 09

Swine flu feared as baby dies in Belfast hospital - The Independent 15th September 2009

A second suspected death from swine flu in Northern Ireland was today confirmed by Health Minister Michael McGimpsey.

It is understood a post mortem is to be carried out on the victim, believed to be an infant, who died at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

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H1N1 Infant Mortality Influenza UHN Pandemic Health News The Independent

Baby death hospital criticised - BBC Health News 14th September 2009

A coroner has criticised a hospital in Wiltshire for the treatment given to a toddler who died after developing breathing difficulties.

Alfie Lewis, 19 months, died in 2007 at Salisbury District Hospital after being admitted with a lung infection.

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Health News Infant Mortality Lung Diseases UHN BBC Health News

12 Sep 09

Child mortality drop 'too slow' - BBC Health News 10th September 2009

The UN children's agency says child mortality is decreasing, but the rate of decline is not enough.

A new report says more than eight million children under five died last year with pneumonia and diarrhoea the two leading causes of death.

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Infant Mortality Mortality Children Developing Countries IHN Health News BBC Health News

10 Sep 09

Survival of very premature babies barely improved in ten years - Daily Telegraph 9th September 2009

The youngest baby to survive in Britain was born at exactly 22 weeks gestation yet improvements in neonatal intensive care may have reached the limit at this point, experts believe.

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Infant Mortality Neonatology Critical Care Ethics Health News UHN Intensive Care Daily Telegraph

Premature baby dies as guidelines say he was born too early to save - Daily Telegraph 9th September 2009

Sarah Capewell watched her premature baby die after doctors refused to help him - because he was born two days too early for them to try to save him.

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Infant Mortality Neonatology Clinical Guidelines Ethics Health News UHN Daily Telegraph

09 Sep 09

Premature baby 'left to die' by doctors after mother gives birth just two days before 22-week care limit - Daily Mail 9th September 2009

Doctors left a premature baby to die because he was born two days too early, his devastated mother claimed yesterday.

Sarah Capewell begged them to save her tiny son, who was born just 21 weeks and five days into her pregnancy - almost four months early.

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Infant Mortality Neonatology Clinical Guidelines Ethics Health News UHN Daily Mail

29 Aug 09

The 32-hour delay that cost my baby his life: Mother may sue over failure to examine sick child - Daily Mail 29th August 2009

A baby born with known health problems died at two days old after doctors waited more than 24 hours before examining him.

A scan during pregnancy showed Tobias Taylor had a dilated loop in his bowel, a potentially serious condition that needed careful attention.

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Infant Mortality Negligence Neonatology Health News UHN Daily Mail

28 Aug 09

Remembrance service for grieving parents - Lancashire Telegraph 26th August 2009

A local hospital will hold a service of reflection and remembrance for parents who have lost a baby.

Royal Preston Hospital, part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, will invite parents who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or shortly after birth to attend the service.

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CLHN Mortality Bereavement Health News Infant Mortality Lancashire Telegraph

Baby died when bouncer overturned leaving her face down on sleeping parents' bed - Daily Mail 28th August 2009

A three-month-old girl died when her baby bouncer overturned, leaving her face down on her parents' bed.\n\nMolly Bowdery was found unconscious by her horrified mother, Amanda Jackson.

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Infant Mortality Health News UHN Suffocation Daily Mail

Baby dies after suspected salt overdose from hospital drip - Daily Mail 18th July 2009

A baby boy has died from a suspected salt overdose thought to have been caused by an error with a hospital saline drip.

The tiny child, who was born prematurely, fought for his life for three days after being discovered by nurses with soaring sodium levels and severe dehydration.

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Health News UHN Hospitals Negligence Neonatology Mortality Infant Mortality Daily Mail

05 Jul 09

Coroner slams FGH after baby stillborn - Carlisle News & Star 4th July 2009

he near-12lb baby – Alex Davey-Brady – was later found to have asphyxiated because the umbilical cord was tight around his neck.

Four doctors and four midwives gave evidence about the events in September of last year at a day-long inquest in Barrow Town Hall yesterday, with both the family and the NHS Trust having legal representation.

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Obstetrics Negligence NHS Health News Infant Mortality Mortality CLHN Carlisle News & Star

03 Mar 09

Was this tragic baby killed by her mother's methadone? - Daily Mail 3rd March 2009

A baby has died from a suspected methadone overdose while in the care of her drug-addict mother.

Holly Agius was found 'in an extremely poorly condition' in her cot by her mother Bonny Richards.

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Drugs of Abuse Mortality Infant Mortality Health News UHN Daily Mail

25 Feb 09

Young Liverpool father ‘shook’ his baby daughter to death - Liverpool Daily Post 25th February 2009

A YOUNG father lost his temper and shook his 17-week-old baby daughter to death, a court has heard.

Liam Heyes, 20, was home alone with his baby, Layla Pike, when he is alleged to have shaken her so forcefully it caused her brain to bleed and swell.

She was taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, but doctors found no sign of brain activity and she was pronounced dead the next day.

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Infant Mortality Child Abuse Health News Jurisprudence CMHN Liverpool Daily Post

20 Feb 09

The 'at risk' baby found lifeless in cot - Manchester Evening News 20th February 2009

THIS is the baby boy on the social services 'at risk' register who died after being found bruised and lifeless in his cot.

The M.E.N. can reveal that social services had put 12-month-old Leo Faulkner-Parkhill on the child protection register three months ago after he was taken to hospital with an injured arm which doctors feared had been 'wrenched'.

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Child Protection Infant Mortality Social Services Child Abuse Health News GMHN Manchester Evening News

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