External reviews ordered over trust’s baby death rates

Two external reviews are being commissioned into maternity and neonatal care at the trust with the highest perinatal mortality rates.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has claimed its extended perinatal mortality rate – which measures stillbirths and neonatal deaths – is within the expected range, considering it takes many high-risk pregnancies, including some where babies are not expected to survive, as a specialist centre.

However, a report to its board meeting today reveals it is commissioning an external review of the issue. The review would examine mortality data.

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Source: Health Service Journal, 29 May 2025