Kathryn Murphy, headofnursing and midwifery at the hospital, expressed "profound regret" and said a number of changes have been made since Maninder's death.
The headof the Royal College ofNursing, Dr Peter Carter, finds it incredible that some catering managers fail to visit wards to find out what patients think.
Dorothy Ngoma, headof the main nursing union in Malawi, says countries like Britain have to take some responsibility for Malawi's appalling record on maternal deaths.