BBC News, Yorkshire
Midwives “dismisses” a mother’s concerns, who died shortly after the child’s birth, his lawyers said.
27 -year -old Lia Parker spoke about the heart rate of his son Sunny at the Scarborough General Hospital in November 2022 during labor, but said he was “ignored”.
She said: “I went to the hospital with a completely healthy child without a great pregnancy without any issue or worries, but left without a child to take and lift.”
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust apologized to Sunny’s family and said that it has implemented changes.
Medical negligent expert Hadgel Solicitor said soon after reaching the hospital, Ms. Parker was told that her child would need to be motivated as he was “big”.
It was alleged that the drug used to create his pregnancy contract should have been stopped four hours earlier.
It was potentially harmful for Sunny, the firm said, because her heart rate was slow with every contraction.
According to the firm, the trust admitted the charge on 5 July and also admitted that Sunny’s death could also be stopped if the decision to give her was made more than 90 minutes ago.
‘Absolutely destructive’
In a statement released by Solicitor, Ms. Parker said the experience was “heartbreaking”.
“My mother was with me when I was in labor and she was looking at the heart rate monitor and calling the rights using the call button as she could see it,” she said.
“We were worried, but every time the midwives were asked not to worry, and that they were checking it from their station, and therefore did not need to call him. It made us feel that we are happening.”
She said that every physical examination became more painful, and she could tell that there was something wrong after Sunny was distributed because a midwife had tears in her eyes.
“There was no cry and I could hear a lot of activity, but no one was saying anything,” he said.
“It was absolutely destructive to lose Sunny. It seems a terrible thing to say, but if I could go back, I would have taken the option to distribute her by Caesarean section, because I don’t think the rights could be trusted.”
Ms. Parker criticized the communication received by NHS services after the death of her son.
“About a week later, I received a message from a doctor’s surgery, in which I was congratulated on the birth of my child,” he said.
“When I opened it I cried. When I went for a check-up after my birth, the doctor did not know that Sunny had died.”
Ms. Parker and her partner now had a baby girl, who was born in the plow.
He said that his daughter “actually got through all the difficult days”.
Medical negligent expert Samantha Gardner, a medical negligence of Hudgel Solicitor, said the case was “completely avoidable”.
He said: “In the last few years our lawyers have sought hundreds of apologies from the parents who have suffered losses and injuries due to maternity negligence, and currently, we are looking more than ever.”
In June, A National inquiry was announced In maternity failures.
Ms. Gardner welcomed the investigation, saying that it should “be inspired by the experiences of patients, families and employees”.
‘Suitable step’
A spokesperson of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offered “honestly condolences and forgiveness for Sunny’s family”.
He said that he “fully accept how devastating a child’s loss is”.
A statement states: “The family has since met with our maternity and pediatric teams.
“Sunny’s case was sent to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), and we accepted and accepted the security recommendations mentioned in her report. We have fully collaborated with the investigation of the coroner.”
The inquiry concluded that it was earlier given to Sunny, which the spokesperson said that was noted by the trust.
He said: “The coroner was satisfied and was convinced that the trust is taking appropriate steps to implement changes in clinical guidelines and provide a series of maternity care.”