Newborn baby died after mother was ‘kept waiting for more than three HOURS for an unplanned caesarean

 

A newborn baby died at just eight hours old after her mother was made to wait three-and-a-half hours for a caesarian, an inquest heard.

Mary-Jayne Harrison’s baby Jessica died at Southend Hospital, Essex after picking up an infection before her birth.

The one specialist in duty ordered a caesarian but was then called to deal with another birth and midwives decided not to call for another specialist because they 'hoped for a good outcome'.


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