Midwife's baby died after staff at her hospital 'did not act urgently enough or escalate care appropriately'
A midwife's baby died 17 hours after he was born after maternity staff at the hospital where she works 'did not act urgently enough or escalate care appropriately', a coroner has ruled.
The inquest heard Mrs Bentley's antenatal care had been unremarkable with no cause for concern until June 13, 2020, when she was admitted to the hospital after scans suggested her unborn baby's growth had slowed down. The hearing at Blackburn Town Hall heard that a failure to recognise and communicate the urgency and seriousness of the situation meant that a transfer to the birthing suite, which should have taken only a couple of minutes, took 39 minutes, and it was another hour before Luca was delivered.
Mr Maher added that Mrs Bentley should have been taken straight to theatre instead of to the birthing suite. When asked if it is more likely than not that Luca would have survived if different action had been taken, Mr Maher replied: "Yes." Luca's death was not immediately reported to the coroner which Mr Maher explained was due to the obstetrics and neonatal teams not working 'in a joined-up way'. "All neonatal deaths are now reported to the medical examiner and to the coroner," he added.
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