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Expert review into mystery spike in Scots baby deaths begins – The Herald Scotland

Post author By EvidenceNotFear
Post date 19 January 2023

Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) confirmed that it has appointed retired consultant neonatologist Dr Helen Mactier to chair the expert group which will investigate the possible causes behind two unexplained spikes in neonatal mortality just six months apart, in September 2021 and March 2022, when a total of 39 infants died.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230119060348/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23259523.expert-review-mystery-spike-scots-baby-deaths-begins/

Tags British Association of Perinatal Medicine, COVID-19, Dr. Helen Mactier, East Kent Maternity Services, Excess Deaths, Excess Mortality, Healthcare Improvement Scotland, Mortality Rate, Neonatal Mortality Rate, Newborns, Princess Royal Maternity Hospital, Public Health Scotland, Scotland, Spiked, The Herald Scotland, Unexpected Death, Vaccination