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02 February 2018 02 Feb 2018

Volume 26 | Issue 2

ISSN (Print): 0969-4900

ISSN (Online): 2052-4307

More rigorous investigating needed to improve maternity safety

Coroners could be given powers to investigate stillbirths and help improve maternity safety, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said Currently, coroners only have jurisdiction to investigate deaths of babies who were alive at birth The announcement comes after a recent report showed that three-quarters of birth-related deaths or brain injuries might have been avoided (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), 2017)

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