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Baby deaths in Turkish hospital | |
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Turkish authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 newborn babies over a 24-hour period at a hospital in the western city of Izmir. | |
Mehmet Ozkan, head of the local health directorate, confirmed the deaths and said officials were "looking into" the situation at the hospital. | |
The babies were all reported to have been born prematurely. | |
In addition, Turkish newspapers have suggested that a hospital infection may have been a factor in their deaths. | |
Speaking to a Turkish newspaper, the chief doctor at Tepecik hospital said he suspected an infection could have been the cause. | |
"Under normal conditions, we lose five or six babies in three days and less than 20 in a month," Professor Gazi Yigitbasi said, in remarks quoted by the AFP news agency. | |
A TV news channel said a team of doctors from various universities in Izmir would inspect the hospital and take samples from the unit where the babies died, AFP reported. | |
More details could be made available later on Monday, officials said. | |
During July this year, 27 newborn babies died over 15 days at a state hospital in Turkey's capital, Ankara. | |
The Ankara hospital said the deaths were caused by hypertension, heart failure and complications at birth. | |
But trade unions blamed an infection linked to poor sanitary conditions. |
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