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| Baby born in toilet 'could have been saved' from sepsis | Baby born in toilet 'could have been saved' from sepsis |
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| A baby who was born in a toilet and later died of sepsis could have survived if he had been given antibiotics, an inquest has heard. | A baby who was born in a toilet and later died of sepsis could have survived if he had been given antibiotics, an inquest has heard. |
| Charlie Jermyn died in May, about 30 hours after he was born in his parents' toilet in Penryn, Cornwall. | Charlie Jermyn died in May, about 30 hours after he was born in his parents' toilet in Penryn, Cornwall. |
| Microbiologist Dr James Gray told the inquest in Truro that Charlie had shown some signs of illness but he was not sent to hospital for treatment. | |
| Sepsis happens when the body's immune system goes into overdrive. | Sepsis happens when the body's immune system goes into overdrive. |
| More on this story and other news from Devon and Cornwall | More on this story and other news from Devon and Cornwall |
| Charlie's parents went to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro on 8 May when Hayley Jermyn was heavily pregnant. | |
| The couple were worried the baby would arrive quickly like one of their other children. | |
| Mrs Jermyn was assessed by midwife Jane Calvin, who said the mum-to-be was "not in established labour" when she examined her five hours after arriving. | |
| "She came in at 22:00 and by the time I got to examine her at 03:00, in all that time nothing had changed," she said. | |
| Ms Calvin told the inquest there was "no sign of infection anywhere" and "I advised her to go home and get some rest". | |
| Hours later Charlie was born at home but he died of sepsis on 10 May. | |
| Dr Gray said: "If Charlie had been in hospital at a time when, or soon after, he first showed clinical signs of early-onset sepsis he would have received intravenous antibiotics at least 12 hours, and maybe more than 15 hours, before he died. | Dr Gray said: "If Charlie had been in hospital at a time when, or soon after, he first showed clinical signs of early-onset sepsis he would have received intravenous antibiotics at least 12 hours, and maybe more than 15 hours, before he died. |
| "In my opinion, he would, on balance of probability, have survived in such circumstances." | "In my opinion, he would, on balance of probability, have survived in such circumstances." |
| However, Dr Gray said he it was "impossible to say" what condition Charlie might have been left in if he had survived, for example he might have been left with brain damage. | However, Dr Gray said he it was "impossible to say" what condition Charlie might have been left in if he had survived, for example he might have been left with brain damage. |
| He added that the form of Streptococcal infection Charlie had was "a very serious condition and has a high mortality rate". | He added that the form of Streptococcal infection Charlie had was "a very serious condition and has a high mortality rate". |
| The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |