Coroners’ concerns following deaths of mothers ignored
Research conducted by King’s College in London, and published in the BMJ Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine, has found that two thirds of Prevention of Future Deaths reports following the death of a pregnant woman or a new mum are ignored. A Prevention of Future Deaths report includes recommendations from a coroner on the actions […]
£64,000 settlement following hospital negligence leading to preventable stillbirth
Our client lost her second baby in circumstances that were entirely avoidable. The birth of her first child was induced as a result of slowed growth. This meant that subsequent pregnancies would be at a higher risk of the baby having slowed growth – potentially leading to a stillbirth in the absence of timely medical […]