It was the third death of a mother in just over three years at Basildon University Hospital in Essex.
Basildon University Hospital was told to make urgent improvements to its maternity unit in 2020
An investigation has been launched after a woman died during childbirth at a hospital's maternity unit. It was the third death of a mother in just over three years at Basildon University Hospital in Essex, in addition to a newborn baby's death.The trust that runs the hospital said it could not comment on the case while it was under investigation.
Basildon University Hospital is part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which also runs Southend and Broomfield hospitals.Ms Pintilie died after losing six litres of blood giving birth to her second child at the unit.at the unit in March 2019, while the trust was being inspected by the Care Quality Commission following Ms Pintilie's death.
The unit at Basildon had its rating upgraded from "inadequate" to "requires improvement" in December by the CQC.
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