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| Police investigating two baby deaths in London | Police investigating two baby deaths in London |
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| The deaths of two babies at St Thomas' Hospital in London are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. | The deaths of two babies at St Thomas' Hospital in London are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. |
| The investigation into the deaths in June is focusing on the production of intravenous feeds. | The investigation into the deaths in June is focusing on the production of intravenous feeds. |
| Officers have been liaising with Cambridgeshire Police about a third baby who died in what the Met called "similar circumstances". | Officers have been liaising with Cambridgeshire Police about a third baby who died in what the Met called "similar circumstances". |
| The third death occurred at the Rosie Maternity Hospital. | The third death occurred at the Rosie Maternity Hospital. |
| The Met investigation into the two baby deaths in London was launched on Thursday after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service. | The Met investigation into the two baby deaths in London was launched on Thursday after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service. |
| The Met said it was not investigating the trusts involved and was working with "a number of agencies" to progress its inquiries. | The Met said it was not investigating the trusts involved and was working with "a number of agencies" to progress its inquiries. |
| Blood poisoning | |
| The families of the two babies have been informed of the investigation. | The families of the two babies have been informed of the investigation. |
| Public Health England (PHE) said in June that 22 babies were being treated for blood poisoning in connection with a suspected contamination of hospital feed. | |
| All the infected babies were being fed a liquid mixture of nutrients directly into their bloodstream, which happens when newborns are unable to eat on their own. | |
| PHE said the babies developed septicaemia or blood poisoning from the Bacillus cereus bacterium, which has been "strongly linked" to an intravenous fluid supplied by ITH Pharma. | |
| Many of the babies were premature. | |
| Nine-day-old Yousef Al-Kharboush died from the suspected contaminated hospital feed, at St Thomas' Hospital, on Sunday 1 June. | |
| The second baby was not named. | |
| What is Bacillus cereus? |