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Preventable maternity deaths hit highest level in 15 years

Six in 10 women who died could have been saved with better care, investigation reveals
More women are dying as a result of maternity failings than at any time in the past 15 years, an investigation has revealed.
Bereaved families said the findings were “disgraceful”, after years of repeated promises by ministers and NHS chiefs to make ... [6236 chars]
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