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Baby Eloise died after mum-to-be sent home 'in agony' Coroner criticises Glan Clwyd Hospital staff after baby Elouise died
(about 9 hours later)
An expectant mother was sent home "in agony" from hospital two days before her baby died, an inquest has heard. A coroner has criticised hospital staff's "lack of consideration" shown to a pregnant woman in labour whose baby died shortly after being born.
Amanda Sykes's daughter Eloise Sykes-Winship was born with severe cerebral palsy and organ damage and died 13 hours later. Amanda Sykes was nine days overdue when she was sent home from Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, in March 2011 despite having been "in agony".
The Denbighshire hearing was told how Ms Sykes was taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital at Bodelwyddan in March 2011, nine days over her due delivery date. Her daughter Elouise Sykes-Winship was born two days later with severe cerebral palsy and organ damage.
She was later sent home with paracetemol, the Ruthin inquest heard. Denbighshire coroner John Gittins concluded she died from natural causes.
In a statement, the mother-to-be from Deganwy in Conwy said she was concerned at being sent home, and was told that her daughter could not have an induced delivery, as the pregnancy was not 10 days overdue. However, he said the evidence heard at the inquest painted a "sad picture" of the care shown to Ms Sykes and her partner Jonathan Winship.
Ms Sykes went into labour the next day, and was taken to hospital by ambulance, where midwives were unable to find a baby's heartbeat. "I'm conscious that people work under pressure," he said.
'Should never happened' Remained concerned
She was taken to a delivery suite and Eloise was born naturally, according to midwives. "But the apparent lack of consideration towards Amanda's suffering, and Jonathan's concerns, is not one that does you credit."
But both parents recalled hearing a consultant say the baby had "severe cerebral palsy" and organ damage. Mr Gittins remained concerned, he said, despite improvements having been made since the tragedy.
Giving evidence, Eloise's father Jonathan Winship said he heard the doctor telling staff: "This should never have happened". He would be recommending babies heart rates are monitored more closely and documented when the mother is given opiate drugs as pain relief.
Eloise died in the early hours of 12 March, after arrangements had been made to have the child Christened and her parents were told to prepare for the worst. Mr Gittins said women in the early stages of labour should be monitored more closely if their condition changes.
Asked if there was anything else he wanted to say to the hearing, Mr Winship added: "They (the staff) seemed more supportive after than before which I'm quite angry about." The inquest heard Ms Sykes was sent home with paracetemol despite being "in agony" from the hospital two days before Elouise died.
The inquest is continuing. 'Pale and silent'
In a statement, the mother-to-be from Deganwy in Conwy said she was concerned at being sent home, and was told her daughter could not have an induced delivery, as the pregnancy was not 10 days overdue.
Ms Sykes went into labour the next day and was taken to hospital by ambulance where midwives were unable to trace the baby's heartbeat.
She was taken to a delivery suite and Elouise was born naturally, but "pale and silent", according to midwives.
'Should never have happened'
Giving evidence, Elouise's father said he heard the doctor telling staff: "This should never have happened."
But consultant paediatrician Dr Duncan Cameron denied this.
"I would not use those words at a resuscitation because they are fraught with meaning, fraught with criticism of the midwives," he added.
They spent 25 minutes resuscitating the baby girl but she died 13 hours later on 12 March.
Elouise had asphyxiated on amniotic and meconium fluid but it was not known if that was caused by the umbilical cord becoming caught around her neck during birth.