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Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre is one of the hospitals the trust is responsible for
An NHS trust is to be prosecuted over the deaths of three babies in its maternity care.
The deaths all occurred in 2021 at the Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust.
It is understood the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has charged the trust with failing to provide safe care and treatment to both the babies and their mothers.
The trust has indicated it plans to plead guilty to the charges when the case is heard at Nottingham Magistrates' Court next week.
NUH is at the centre of the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the NHS, with midwife Donna Ockenden leading an investigation into more than 2,000 cases of maternity care.
This is the second time the CQC has prosecuted the trust over maternity failures.
In 2023, it was fined £800,000 after admitting failings in the care of Wynter Andrews, who died aged 23 minutes in 2019.
The fine was the largest ever handed to an NHS trust over maternity services.
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The trust's chief executive Anthony May confirmed the prosecutions
In 2023, the BBC reported CQC inspectors were investigating the trust over the deaths of three babies within a 14-week period in 2021.
In a statement, the trust's chief executive Anthony May said: "We can confirm that the Care Quality Commission is bringing charges against Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust following an investigation into three deaths which occurred in our maternity services in 2021.
"We have co-operated with the CQC throughout their investigation, and intend to plead guilty to the charges when proceedings open.
"We are not able to comment any further at this stage."
