Furness General Hospital in Barrow, Cumbria: Third mother dies at scandal-hit maternity unit where five babies have also died

A third mother has died at a scandal-hit hospital maternity unit which is being investigated by detectives.

Five babies have also apparently died as a result of alleged poor care at Furness General Hospital in Barrow.

Health chiefs are now investigating the death of 26-year-old Carly Scott who passed away last Wednesday. She had been discharged after having her baby a week previously.

Hospital officials are refusing to discuss the circumstances surrounding the death but an inquest is expected to open next week.

Several NHS investigations have found the hospital's maternity unit to be failing and inquests into some of the deaths have already highlighted blunders.

She had only been home a few days with her first child, George, when she was re-admitted. Read More