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Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 May 2024 (named day). It was answered by Maria Caulfield (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 May 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Countess of Chester Hospital: Perinatal Mortality

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newborns died at the Countess of Chester hospital's neonatal unit in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015, (d) 2016, (e) 2017 and (f) 2018, broken down by month.

Answer

This information is not held in the format requested.

The number of neonatal deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital is available publicly at the following link:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/neonatal_deaths_and_fois#incoming-1255362

Additionally, data published by the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK (MBRRACE-UK) programme can be filtered by Trust, including the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Data published by MBRRACE-UK which shows the neonatal mortality rate for the Countess of Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for the years 2013 to 2018 can be found at the following link:

https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/reports/perinatal-mortality-surveillance

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
26051
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Maternity services Perinatal mortality Countess of Chester Hospital
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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