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'Lethal mix' led to deaths of 11 babies and a mother at maternity unit

Eleven babies and one mother died following "a lethal mix" of failures in a "seriously dysfunctional" maternity unit at Furness General Hospital, an independent inquiry has found.

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Mother felt she was treated 'as a number' by failing hospital

A young mother whose baby died at Furness General hospital has described how she felt she was just treated "as a number" by staff at the maternity unit.

Liza Brady's son Alex was stillborn at the hospital in 2008 and since then she and her partner Simon Davey have fought an ongoing battle to raise their concerns.

The couple feel that the Kirkup inquiry's report has vindicated everything they have been fighting for and want action to be taken against those who failed them and the other families affected.

The couple were speaking to ITV News reporter, Mary Nightingale.

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