Inquest: Newborn baby ‘failed’ by hospital staff say parents
Health / Tue 25th Mar 2025 at 03:18pm
A COUPLE whose newborn baby was starved of oxygen during labour have told a coroner’s court she was “failed by those looking after her” reports the BBC.
An inquest is being held into the death of Emmy Russo, who was born at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, in January 2024 and died at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge three days later.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr72yr4xky7o
Sodthisforalark
2025-03-25 15:56:02
This is a very sad story, but Harlow maternity sees people from far and wide, not just Harlow. Like many hospitals now, they are facing increasing patients and fewer staff. More errors will happen.
Adam
2025-03-25 17:45:02
Such a tragic loss. PAH nearly killed my wife in labour in 2017, would not listen to where the events were heading and then blamed a student midwife. Utterly appalling hospital those responsible should be struck off and charged.
R
2025-03-25 19:10:27
I had contact with a&e from this hospital. How long will it take for anyone in nhs to review the staff here and make serios decisions about who is supposed to work there and not? I do not want to get back there again and will deliberately avoid due to quality of staff especially, I do hope someone will eventually take action until it's too late and more tragedies happen. I am sure that there are also competent people in the hospital and having people who shouldn't be there and are underqualified does not do a service to the good staff either
David
2025-03-25 21:53:05
I don't think this is about staffing levels, it is about the quality of staff at Harlow. You will get better care from clinicians who want to do better if you live elsewhere.
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