A baby died at a Shropshire hospital just hours after being born because of a 'gross failure' to properly monitor her heart, a coroner has found.
A baby died at a Shropshire hospital just hours after being born because of a "gross failure" to properly monitor her heart, a coroner has found.
The hospital, which is run by Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust , had been accused of"neglect" by parents Neiland Kathry Russell of Shrewsbury, after they claimed hospital staff failed to properly monitor the baby's heart rate. Mr Ellery said:"It was clear from Mrs Russell s birth plan that the first list of her priorities was regular monitoring of the baby's heart. It is inconceivable that she would have changed her mind and wanted anything less."
He conceded that Poppy's midwife, Isabelle Greatholder"was dealing with a difficult and challenging situation" due to Poppy's mother's anxiety, but added:"I was left with the overwhelming impression that Ms Greatholder was dealing with the situation which at times she accepted she was no longer in control of and was not always able to auscultate Poppys fetal heart rate at the end of contraction.""It was fundamental to Poppy's safety and wellbeing.
"It has been two years and six months since we lost our baby girl. Whilst we welcome the decision, this is staging post along the way for us to gain justice for the death of our daughter and add our weight and support those who lost children before us. We will not stop until those individuals and those at the highest level are held to account for their hideous and systemic failures and continued strategy of covering up neonatal death.
"We wish to thank Lanyon Bowdler and the legal team for their support over the last two years and also to thank the coroner for his sensitivity and empathy during this inquest.”
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