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BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Cardiff couple take health board to court over baby's death
A couple are taking legal action against a health board after their daughter died just hours after she was Iris Thomas died due to complications during labour on 10 October 2022, 20 hours after she was born at the University Hospital of Wales in Brazier and Rhodri Thomas, from Cardiff, claim Ms Brazier was left alone to give birth despite the pregnancy being classed as high-risk and said they were living "every parent's worst nightmare".Cardiff and Vale health board shared its condolences and said it was fully engaged with the inquest process but added that "it would be inappropriate to comment further until the inquest concludes". "I have very hazy memories of my labour but then I vividly remember peeling back the covers and seeing Liliwen there, completely still and lifeless," said Ms Brazier."That image will be with me forever. I still have flashbacks and nightmares and have been in counselling since it happened." Mr Thomas said he was not present when Ms Brazier went into labour due to the maternity unit not allowing partners on the ward overnight unless their partner was in active labour."I should have been there, I could have been Emily's advocate," he said."I would have pressed the call bell and alerted midwives that she was clearly in active labour and needed extra monitoring and help."Shortly before midnight on 9 October, Ms Brazier said she was given pain relief and left with gas and air before stirring from her drowsiness after 02:00 to discover her daughter had been born."It was absolute panic from that point, they took Liliwen away and rushed me up to the delivery suite, I had lost a lot of blood and needed stitches, IV fluids and a blood transfusion," she was treated in the neonatal intensive care unit but died later that day. Since her death Ms Brazier, who at the time was studying to be a nurse, has opted against a career in the profession and has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. The couple are also parents to daughter Carys and son Ellis but Ms Brazier said "so many happy memories and special family moments are tinged with sadness". "I dread family events and Christmas as Liliwen will never be there, she will always be the missing piece. I will never get over her death, I feel stuck in time," she said."Holding your child as they take their last breath, leaving them behind after their last ever cuddle, walking out of the hospital with an empty car seat, there are so many painful memories seared into my health board said: "Our sincere thoughts and heartfelt condolences remain with Liliwen's family during this incredibly difficult time."
The Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Jesy Nelson gives birth to twins two months early after emergency procedure to save their lives
new mum Amanda Devlin Published: 10:05, Updated: 10:06, JESY Nelson has given birth to healthy identical twins following her high-risk pregnancy. She wrote on Instagram: So… Our beautiful baby girls decided to come at 31weeks plus 5 days. "It all happened so quickly, but we are so blessed that they are here with us, healthy and fighting strong! We've never felt more in love. Introducing the twins, Jesy revealed their beautiful names. She added: "Everybody meet Ocean Jade Nelson-Foster and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster. "Born on 15.05.2025."
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Yeovil maternity unit closure a 'shock' to pregnant woman
A pregnant woman says she is "gobsmacked" that the maternity unit where she was due to give birth is being closed for safety District Hospital is temporarily shutting its birthing units on Monday 19 May after failing to meet staffing regulations in its paediatrics who is 29 weeks into a high-risk pregnancy, said: "I am extremely nervous about giving birth as a first-time mum, so moving hospital is not ideal."I'm classed as high-risk due to the IVF and due to my previous complications, so I have to have a consultant. I can't do a home birth and really don't want to move to a hospital more than an hour away." The closure at Yeovil comes after it was served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), external for failing to meet staffing regulations in its paediatrics from Wincanton, added: "We live 10 miles from Yeovil – now our options are Taunton, Bath, Dorchester or Salisbury which are all over 30-35 miles away so we're looking at least an hour's journey to deliver the baby when I'm in labour."I cannot fault Yeovil for anything they've done. They've put my mind at rest and I'm gobsmacked at this news." 'Shortage of doctors' Dr Melanie Iles, chief medical officer at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, said it was "really hard to say whether it will only be six months, or not" as the hospital is struggling with a shortage of senior said: "I can't promise it will only be six months - we're working extremely hard to try and achieve that."The Care Quality Commission inspected paediatric services in January 2025 and issued a Section 29A warning notice because it assessed that the paediatric care at Yeovil District Hospital requires significant news of the birthing services closure comes a year after a critical report into maternity services at both hospitals in that were due to take place at Yeovil will now either be moved to Taunton's Musgrove Park, Bath's Royal United Hospital or Dorchester with the midwifery team contacting patients in the coming days. More than 1,200 babies were born at Yeovil District Hospital last year, with 3,000 births at Musgrove Park Hospital in maternity services, like antenatal appointments, are expected to continue at Yeovil during the six-month closure said she is in the process of transferring all care over to another hospital if she can and leave Yeovil said: "The last thing I want to do is have all my antenatal clinic appointments and consultant appointments at Yeovil and then have my baby at a different hospital with a different consultant." Hannah Francis gave birth at Yeovil District Hospital in October said her son was delivered via c-section and it was "so overcrowded" that there "were five new born babies in a tiny room"."It kind of felt like stepping back in time with the building," she said."The midwives were doing the best they could in the situation they are in but there was so little communication," she Francis said while she was "not medically ready to leave the hospital" she just "had to get out".The CQC report from 2024 acknowledged staff at the trust were "keen to improve the services and some of the problems were out of local leaders' control".
