Warsop baby 'would probably have survived' if doctors had admitted his mother when planned birth was delayed
But on January 15, Mrs Callanan was having a scan at Chesterfield Royal when she went into labour – at the same time receiving a call from the Leeds trust saying a cot was finally available. However, because the mother-of-four had a history of quick births, it was deemed impractical to convey her the 58 miles to the specialist centre and Kit was born in Chesterfield, where he lived for just two hours. At his 20-week scan, Kit had been diagnosed with transposition of the main arteries leading from his heart – meaning that they were the wrong way round – and would have needed emergency su...
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