article_snippet.sent: Independent investigators were called into Oldham after the deaths of four babies and two mothers, and North Manchester General after the deaths of another three babies and one mother.
article_snippet.sent: All of the deaths of the three mothers are believed to have occurred between December 2013, and July last year.
article_snippet.sent: Royal Oldham Hospital's new maternity unit, children's unit and neonatal intensive care unit opened in December 2012.
article_snippet.sent: The £44m facility became one of three specialist Greater Manchester neonatal centres as part of a controversial £120m shake-up which saw maternity units shut in Bury, Rochdale and Salford.
article_snippet.sent: We commissioned a review by experts from outside The Trust to look at the details of a small number of maternity cases at We hospitals. '
article_snippet.sent: We deliver 10,000 babies each year and would like to reassure families about the safety of maternity services at We hospitals, but if any expectant mother has a concern families about the safety of maternity services at our hospitals can contact families about the safety of maternity services at our hospitals designated midwife to discuss this.'
article_snippet.sent: A spokeswoman for the Care Quality Commission, the health regulator, said: 'CQC is aware that Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has recently initiated an external review into Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust maternity services and we are in close liaison with The Trust, NHS England and local CCG regarding the review findings.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Four babies and two mothers died in Oldham Royal hospital maternity unit .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Another three babies and one mum also died at North Manchester General .
  