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Mothers of premature babies take neonatal unit campaign to Holyrood

Mothers of premature babies have staged a protest outside Holyrood against plans to downgrade the neonatal intensive care unit (Nicu) at Wishaw University Hospital. Following a petition which has gathered more than 14,000 signatures, the campaigners ...

10 Nov 2023 at 12:04

Scotland

Parents of newborn who died week after birth question lack of Strep B testing

The parents of a newborn who died a week after birth questioned why the UK is not screening for Group B strep, a fatal accident inquiry heard. Freya Murphy was born on July 21 2018 in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow, but ...

28 Oct 2024 at 15:41

Scotland

Ministers accused of ‘tepid and evasive’ response to neonatal deaths

Scottish ministers’ response to rising neonatal deaths has been “tepid and evasive”, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats has said. In his third letter to public health minister Jenni Minto on the issue, Alex Cole-Hamilton warned the ...

27 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Lives of mothers and babies at risk due to ‘severe shortage’ of midwives

The lives of mothers and babies are being put at risk due to a “severe shortage” of maternity staff, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned. This comes as the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Baby Loss and Maternity published ...

13 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Charity ‘very concerned’ after baby deaths ‘may have been prevented’

A pregnancy loss charity has expressed concern after a BBC investigation reported that the deaths of dozens of babies and two mothers in one NHS trust over the last five years might have been prevented. Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS ...

17 Jan 2025 at 12:27

Letby barrister to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence to CCRC

The barrister representing convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby will hand over “fresh” medical evidence to an independent body in the hope that it will help clear her name. Mark McDonald will visit the Birmingham offices of the ...

02 Apr 2025 at 20:32

Letby barrister to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence to CCRC

03 Apr 2025 at 06:58

New rights for working families with babies in neonatal care

Thousands of working families with babies in neonatal care will be entitled to additional time off as a day one right under moves confirmed by the Government on Monday. Ministers said they wanted to tackle difficulties parents ...

20 Jan 2025 at 02:11

Scotland

Scottish Government urged to ‘think again’ on neonatal care plans

Scottish ministers are being urged to “think again” over what has been branded a “dangerous plan” to downgrade a hospital neonatal intensive care unit. Labour health spokesperson Jackie Bailie challenged the government over ...

09 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Couple raise funds for neonatal unit they set up in Liberia after son born early

A doctor working in Africa had to race halfway around the world to get back to the UK after his wife went into labour 11 weeks early. Mikey Bryant, 36, who works with malnourished children, watched the birth of son Finley ...

18 May 2022 at 13:25

Oti Mabuse says trip to visit mothers in Cote d’Ivoire ‘brought everything home’

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Oti Mabuse has said a trip to visit mothers of babies born prematurely in Cote d’Ivoire “brought everything home” about the premature birth of her own daughter. The ...

09 Jun 2025 at 18:36

Scotland

Swinney: Downgrading neonatal unit is about saving lives, not money

John Swinney has said plans to downgrade a neonatal unit are “not about saving money” and instead about saving babies’ lives, as he was pressed on the issue by Anas Sarwar. The Scottish Labour leader said the ...

05 Jun 2025 at 13:09

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