The trust was sentenced today at Nottingham Magistrates' Court following a prosecution brought by the CQC following the deaths of three babies: Adele O'Sullivan, Kahlani Rawson and Quinn Parker in 2021.

Helen Rawlings, CQC's director of operations in the Midlands, said: ‘The care that these mothers received, and the death of these three babies is an absolute tragedy and my thoughts are with their families and all those grieving their loss under such sad circumstances.   

‘All mothers have a right to safe care and treatment when having a baby, so it's unacceptable that their safety was not well managed by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.'

Chief executive of NUH, Anthony May, said he was ‘truly sorry' following the sentencing, adding: ‘We fully accept the findings in court today and have already implemented changes to help prevent incidences like this from this happening again.

‘The trust recognises the concerns raised by the CQC and has acted upon them to improve the services we provide to women and families in our care. The changes that we have made mean that we are working in a different environment than 2021 and we believe that we now have a safer and more effective maternity service.'