Queen Elizabeth hospital boss 'surprised' about maternity review

A hospital boss said she was surprised and disappointed it was one of 14 included in a national maternity review. The BBC understands the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in King's Lynn, Norfolk was chosen because it had a high perinatal mortality rate, which includes stillbirths and early neonatal deaths. Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group chief executive Lesley Dwyer said the trust would look at the way patients were monitored early in labour and ensure those needing a "higher level of care" were transferred elsewhere sooner. The QEH, where ceilings...