An NHS Trust has been fined £ 1.6m for “avoidable failures” associated with the death of three infants in 2021.

He died shortly after the death of Edel O’Solivan, Khalani Rawson and Quinn Parker – within 14 weeks of each other – while Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) under the care of NHS Trust.

Trust Six count accepted After an prosecution brought by the Healthcare Watchdog, Care Quality Commission (CQC), on Monday, failed to provide safe care and treatment to infants and their mothers.

On Wednesday, family members cried in court as District Judge Grace Lyong expressed “deep sympathy” for each of them, and said that the trust he had kept in Nu to give safely to his children was broken. Was gone

Edel died on 7 April 2021 at just 26 minutes of age, Kahla died on 15 June at four days, and Quinn was two days when he died on 16 July.

Nottingham Magistrate’s court heard that the fine had reduced to £ 5.5M, taking into account the financial position of the trust and the guilty arguments.

The judge said that there were similarities between the “catalog of failures” in cases, with all mothers faced a placental abruptation, a serious condition in which the placenta starts coming away from the wall of the womb.

He told the hearing, which was attended by NUH Chief Executive Officer Anthony Me, that “the catalog of failures” in the trust’s maternity unit “” should have been avoidable and never “.

Among the families of infants, the judge said: “They kept their trust in a system to protect the mothers of hope and keep the infants safe – and this belief was broken.

“Three and a half years have passed, yet there is no doubt for the families that their grief remains raw as usual and a continuous presence in their life that is woven in every moment.

“This is very difficult, if not impossible, then proceeding from the trust’s failures and its maternity unit.

“The weight that should have been separated, its weight will be indefinitely.”

Edel, before an emergency Caesarean, was born after an emergency Caesarean after Edel, ahead of time, saw bleeding and suffered abdominal pain.

However, no vaginal examination was done and the court earlier heard that she was delayed in identifying that she was in labor.

An inquiry found in Edel’s death A series of “missed opportunities” In the treatment of his mother, but could not say whether he led the death of the child or not.

In the case of Kahlani, her mother Alice Rawson complained of lack of fetal movement before she had to pass through an emergency Caesarean.

The trust said in an interview under caution that he admitted that the monitoring in his case was “bad from the beginning” and important information about his situation was not given to the advisors.

A coroner said “Failure to care” Leaded a 20 -minute delay in executing an emergency Caesarean section.

The court heard that Emmi Studenki had gone to the hospital four times after suffering from bleeding of her son Quinn in July 2021.

On the last occasion, he called the ambulance after a major antipartum bleeding.

By prosecution on behalf of CQC, Ryan Donghu told the court that it was recorded by a paramedic that she loses about 1,200 ml of blood, but “those records did not find their way for hospital notes”.

The court heard that Quin was “Pale and Flopy”, when he was given by the emergency Caesarean section, the court heard.

An inquiry found A series of errors Contributed to his death.

Trust is currently the subject Biggest maternity review About its kind in NHS history 2,500 cases are being seen,

This is the first trust to be prosecuted by CQC more than once, as it was fined £ 800,000 in 2023. Winter AndrewsIn September 2019, he died 23 minutes after being born at the Queen Medical Center in Nottingham.

The court heard that the trust had an average turnover of £ 612M, and the judge said that she was “fully aware” that it was a publicly funded body to account for all its funds and the trust is currently around £ 100 Was working in a meter loss.

He said: “I cannot ignore its negative effects … but significant financial penalty should be decided to mark the gravity of these crimes and to take into account faith for their failures.”

In punishment on Wednesday, the trust was also asked to cover the prosecution cost of £ 67,755.23 and or was ordered to pay the surcharge of £ 190.