Baby died after ‘gross failure of basic medical attention’, coroner rules – The Guardian

Posted May 29th, 2012 in birth, inquests, medical treatment, midwives, negligence, news by tracey

“A baby died after suffering brain damage when he and his mother were exposed to a ‘gross failure of basic medical attention’, a coroner has ruled. Noah Tyler died 10 months after a midwife overseeing his birth at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff failed to take action though the baby’s heart rate was worryingly high. He was deprived of oxygen and his mother, Colleen Tyler, 31, could also have died during the birth, the hearing was told.”

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The Guardian, 28th May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk