Police investigation launched into hospital trust at centre of inquiry into a number of baby deaths
Louise Barnett, chief executive at the trust, said it would"fully cooperate with the investigation".
"I would like to reassure all families affected that we are listening and acting on feedback," she said.Led by Donna Ockenden, the independent review is focusing on claims that a number of babies and mothers died or were harmed in the care of the trust.outlined a catalogue of maternity failings from 1979 to the present day.
In an update in April, she said the number of families involved in the maternity review stands at 1,170.Image copyrightRhiannon Davies, pictured with daughter Isabella and husband Richard, campaigned for an independent inquiry after her baby, Kate, died in 2009 Rhiannon Davies and husband Richard Stanton, whose baby Kate died in 2009, were among the families who first pushed for the independent inquiry.Follow BBC West Midlands on
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