BIRTH TRAGEDY
New mum, 20, died from blood clot days after giving birth as medics sent her home with wrong medication
Updated: 18 Feb 2021, 15:45
A YOUNG mum died after a hospital “missed opportunities” to save her life just days after giving birth, an inquest heard.
Bethany Barker, 20, collapsed at her boyfriend’s parents home days after she gave birth to a baby girl because of a hospital mix up with medication.
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Bethany Barker was prescribed the wrong dose of a drug that increased the risk of her developing a blood clot.Credit: Evening Gazette
She was rushed to University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton, where she was pronounced dead on August 29, 2018.
Tragic death of young mum days after giving birth following hospital mistakes
Bethany Barker, 20, was prescribed the wrong dose of medication and then a blood clot which led to her death was missed
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