Three hospitals have faced almost 300 obstetrics claims over a 10-year period.
The husband of Gabriela Pintilie, who bled to death at Basildon Hospital's maternity unit, is among those who had launched legal action against Mid and South Essex NHS Trust
Clinical negligence claims during this period related to 36 mother or baby deaths, 31 babies with brain damage, 24 with cerebral palsy and 27 stillbirths. Its combined maternity units make it the third biggest in the country, dealing with 12,500 births a year.Basildon Hospital's maternity unit had previously been rated inadequate due to problems with leadership and staffing.with the service upgraded to a "requires improvement" rating.
At the time of the publication of the inspection report last September, the Trust said it had just recruited an additional 40 midwives.had been handed an urgent safety deadline by the CQC and had conditions imposed on its registration over the failings at Basildon.
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