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| Missing new mother dies in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary | Missing new mother dies in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary |
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| A new mother has died after she reportedly got lost and collapsed inside Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. | A new mother has died after she reportedly got lost and collapsed inside Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. |
| Amanda Cox, who was 34 and from Peebles, was reported missing on Monday after failing to return to the maternity ward following a visit to see her son at the neonatal unit. | Amanda Cox, who was 34 and from Peebles, was reported missing on Monday after failing to return to the maternity ward following a visit to see her son at the neonatal unit. |
| She was found collapsed at about 22:00 after a five-hour search. | She was found collapsed at about 22:00 after a five-hour search. |
| Police said her death was being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious and a report sent to the procurator fiscal. | Police said her death was being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious and a report sent to the procurator fiscal. |
| Inquiries into the circumstances of Ms Cox's death are continuing after it was reported that she had mistakenly entered a rarely used stairwell in the hospital. | Inquiries into the circumstances of Ms Cox's death are continuing after it was reported that she had mistakenly entered a rarely used stairwell in the hospital. |
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| In a statement Police Scotland said: "We can confirm that missing woman Amanda Cox was discovered collapsed within the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary around 10pm on Monday December 10. | In a statement Police Scotland said: "We can confirm that missing woman Amanda Cox was discovered collapsed within the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary around 10pm on Monday December 10. |
| "She sadly passed away a short time later." | "She sadly passed away a short time later." |
| The statement added: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with Amanda's family and friends at this time." | The statement added: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with Amanda's family and friends at this time." |
| Jim Crombie, deputy chief executive of NHS Lothian, said the health authority was assisting police with their inquiries. | |
| He added: "My thoughts and sympathies are with the family of Amanda Cox at this sad time." |