Three more women have died at a UK maternity unit which had previously placed on a watch list due to previous deaths.BBC:
An inquiry is under way at a hospital maternity unit where 10 women died after three more deaths were reported within the last 10 months.
Northwick Park Hospital had been placed under special measures after the previous deaths between 2002 and 2005.
However, in September 2006, the Healthcare Commission praised the hospital, saying services had "improved significantly".
North West London Hospitals NHS Trust said procedures were under review. The latest death was in the unit was on 20 March and is currently being investigated, the hospital said.
However, the hospital refused to divulge details about the causes or dates of the other two deaths, citing patient confidentiality.
Fiona Wise, chief executive of The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "Given that it has been 18 months since we were lifted off special measures, we feel that it is the right time to undertake a review to re-check our systems and procedures.
"This also gives us the opportunity to review again the three maternal deaths that the trust had during 2007 and 2008.
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