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Laura Ellis and husband James, pictured with their baby son Josh who was born after the death of their first child, Theo, following mistakes at Frimley Park Hospital ( )
A baby boy was starved of oxygen and died after being left half-delivered for almost a quarter of an hour during a “chaotic” breech birth in an NHS maternity unit.
Midwives failed to recognise baby Theo Ellis was in the breech, or bottom first, position until his mother Laura Ellis, 34, was already in advanced labour at Surrey’s Frimley Park Hospital.
What followed was a catalogue of errors by midwives and doctors who failed to heed the emergency and raised the alarm too late.
Rishi Sunak faced fury from charities, MPs and care groups today after failing to provide any extra help for hospitals, care homes or medical research.
Care home bosses accused the Chancellor of betraying elderly residents, claiming he had once again ignored the cash-strapped sector which has been ravaged by Covid.
Boris Johnson originally promised to reform social care when he first became Prime Minister in 2019, but the plans have been delayed again until the end of this year.
NHS officials also criticised the budget, describing it as disappointing and light on announcements for hospitals, which are grappling with record-waiting lists caused by the Covid backlog.
MPs have attacked ‘unconscionable’ Covid rules that continue to ban partners from attending labour and scans, after a report linked lone births to maternal deaths.
The vaccination rollout among the NHS means all hospitals must drop visiting restrictions for partners, the MPs insist.
Last week, a study by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) concluded that pregnant women may have died during the pandemic because their partners were banned from attending hospital when they gave birth.
MPs have attacked ‘unconscionable’ Covid rules that continue to ban partners from attending labour and scans, after a report linked lone births to maternal deaths (stock image)
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Covid-19 was the leading indirect cause of maternal death during the first wave of the pandemic, a study by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) found.