Cheshire police will look at deaths of 15 babies and six non-fatal incidents between 2015 and 2016 after trust contacted themCheshire police have launched an investigation into an unusually high rate of baby deaths and collapses at the Countess of Chester hospital over a 12-month period. The hospital said it had contacted the police this month to help them rule out unnatural causes of death in its neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016. The force said it would examine the deaths of 15 babies and the collapses of six. Last July the Countess of Chester hospital stopped providing care for babies born earlier than 32 weeks. In a statement, the trust said it was confident its neonatal unit was safe to continue in its current form.

Source: The Guardian May 18, 2017 10:58 UTC