‘A cascade of catastrophic failings’: the UK’s baby death scandals

The failures in maternity care that have been unearthed at hospital trusts around the country over past few years

• MPs say 1,000 babies die preventable deaths in England each year

An investigation into baby deaths at Furness general hospital in Barrow between 2004 and 2013 found a lethal mix" of failings at almost every level.