NHS trust receives record fine of £800,000 after death of newborn
by Rachel Hall and agency from World news | The Guardian on (#688PK)
Failings in the care of Sarah Andrews and her baby Wynter at hospital in Nottingham were avoidable, says judge
An NHS trust has been fined 800,000 in the highest ever penalty for maternity care after admitting to failings in the care of a woman and her baby, who died minutes after being born.
Wynter Sophia Andrews died on 15 September 2019, 23 minutes after being born by emergency caesarean section, in the arms of her parents, Sarah and Gary, at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.
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