34 h. ago Newborn baby dies in hospital at three days old after medics fail to wake mum

Sonny Taylor's heartbroken parents Eve and Thomas said they 'don't think we'll ever get over leaving hospital and not taking our baby with us to start a new chapter in our family together'

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35 h. ago Baby dies in Welsh hospital from sepsis at three days old after staff fail to wake mum for checks

Little Sonny Taylor died after after doctors failed to wake his pregnant mum for potentially life-saving observations on a "chaotic" maternity ward

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1 week ago Child mortality crisis continues in Gaza, with more than 100 killed since ceasefire

Eight children have died of hypothermia this winter, says health ministry, amid reports maternal and newborn care in territory has been dismantled A 27-day-old baby died in Gaza on Saturday from severe cold, bringing the number of children in the region who have died of hypothermia since the start of the current winter season to eight, according to the Palestinian health ministry.Medical sources confirmed to the news agency Anadolu that the newborn, named Aisha Ayesh al-Agha, died as a result of freezing temperatures, and that when she was brought to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis it was already too late to save her. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BBC Gladiators star's devastating tragedy after baby son died days after birth

Gladiators stars rushed to support their colleague Zack George, aka Steel, when he and wife Samantha lost their newborn son Leo just days after he was born

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1 week ago Circumcision kits found on sale on Amazon UK as concerns grow over harm to baby boys

Exclusive: Discovery comes amid growing concern over lax regulation and children being put at risk by rogue operatorsCircumcision kits have been found on sale on Amazon UK, highlighting lax regulation as concerns grow about deaths and serious harm to baby boys.In December, a UK coroner issued warnings about insufficient circumcision regulation after the death in 2023 of a six-month-old boy, Mohamed Abdisamad, from a streptococcus infection. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Baby dies in hospital five days after incident which saw two people arrested

A baby boy died in hospital five days after emergency services were called to an incident

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2 w. ago Baby dies in hospital after serious incident as two arrested

A baby boy died in hospital five days after emergency services were called to an incident

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3 w. ago Baby dies seven days after circumcision as coroner issues major warning to parents

A six-month-old baby boy died just seven days after undergoing a circumcision procedure in West London. A coroner has now issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report highlighting serious safety concerns

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4 w. ago Mum issues major warning to parents after her baby 'nearly loses toe'

Mum Emma Devon discovered a hair wrapped tightly around one of her four-month-old daughter Rosie's toes. Little Rosie ended up needing emergency surgery after the discovery

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