Is this medical negligence ?

[MissAlexandra]

Yes, ive got legal cover on the home insurance, i'll have to give them a call to see if they'd pay for these legal costs.

 

Yes, we've got a copy of the post mortem.

 

However i can only assume the coroner would of been given my notes on the birth and assumed the brain problems baby had was just due to "one of those things", and the coroner wouldn't of been told of the lack of oxegen he had in the birth canal, and the coroner wouldn't of been told about the 2 minutes after the birth where baby was just inbetween my legs not breathing and not being revived.

 

What the hospital have done is broken the law of Human Rights Act 1998 Article 2 (right to life), every baby has a right to resusitated immediately after birth (my baby wasnt breathing or moving according to the apgar score reading), and it can amount to murder or manslaughter, i know im going into the depths of legal medical jargon here and i maybe talking rubbish, but i've read it.

[Night Owl]

The coroner would not have any medical history as far as I'm aware.

 

He makes an independent judgement on his findings at the post mortum.

 

He would never make assumptions, just record the facts as he finds them.

[honeybee13]

Hello Miss Alexandra and Night Owl. I've posted before on this thread and feel alternately tearful and furious reading what happened today. No-one should go through this.

 

Ms A, I don't have children, but in your position I think I would want justice for my poor baby. I can see that you want people to acknowledge how they behaved and why it was wrong. I sort of see that they're doing rabbits in the headlights and closing ranks and trying to protect their own positions but I don't agree with it.

 

From what I've read in the papers, it seems to me that it would be easier for claimants at least if the NHS trust just said sorry or made the first move towards reconciliation. And as for lying......

 

If your legal insurance people aren't helpful, you could look at a no win no fee lawyer, a specialist in medical claims maybee. There's also a legal forum on CAG and I'm sure they'd help you.

 

Huge hugs from me too. I'm so pleased you have a supportive OH. Mine is too and I wouldn't be able to help on these forums now if he hadn't steered me through tough times a while back.

 

HB xx

[MissAlexandra]

I just thought of something...

 

In my letter of complaint to the hospital i said i'll always remember the midwife screaming these words when she walked into the room and found baby delivered already inbetween my legs.

 

The midwife was screaming "pull the blue cords" "emergency code the doctors" "get the doctors in here".

 

Now today ive been told no such thing exists as "blue cords", but emergency RED codes exist on the ward.

 

I remember everything like it was yesterday, and i clearly remember her saying the words blue cords emergency code the doctors...

 

So im thinking what sounds extremely similar to blue cords emergency code the doctors, and ive just discovered apparantly hospitals use the word "blue code" or "code blue" for patients who are in need of immediate resusitation.

 

Does it sound feasable that they could of said "blue code" or "code blue" and not "blue cord" ? It would make sense.

 

Why would the nurse scream these words towards the nurses station if she had handed the baby directly to the paediatric doctor who they said was in the room at the time of the delivery ?

 

So many more things are coming back now.

 

I mean blue cord and code blue sound similar, right ?

 

JUST TO ADD: i've just found out from a person who works on the ward, they have a blue crash button for serious emergencys on labour ward, it would make sense they shout code blue for a blue crash button.

 

So again they've lied to me today saying only red cords exist for emergencies, when infact for more serious emergencies a blue code is used to press for a crash team to get there.

 

There trying to make out i didnt hear the words blue (for an emergency) and there trying to make out i couldn't see 3 people in the room when i gave birth.

 

Sorry im sounding like a broken record now.... i'll be quiet soon enough. x

Edited May 17, 2010 by MissAlexandra

[honeybee13]

Please don't be quiet, you probably need this and it helps us help you. I think your powers of recall are amazing considering what you were going through.

 

HB x

[MissAlexandra]

honeybee, ive gone through the events every single night since it happened, ive gone through the words they said every night, i can remember everything like the back of my hand.

 

I just dont see how they can change medical records to suit themselves and cover there backs.

 

I said to the directors at the meeting "of course there going to lie to cover there own backs, its there career at the end of the day", and she said "this isnt a reason for them to lose there careers".

 

I think lying on medical notes means they can get struck off the register, and its not something small either what they've lied about.

 

I'll keep people informed though of anything new that happens.

 

x

[honeybee13]

Hi there. I won't insult you by saying I know how it feels because I couldn't. It must be awful re-living it and I sort of hope they might be too. Lying is unforgiveable, but I have a feeling the truth will come out and all power to you.

 

Do you have any psychological support apart from the people in your life who care about you? And us, for what it's worth . If a professional outside the family could help you work through this and not feel involved, it could be helpful.

 

Please let us know if we can help and how it's going for you.

 

My best, HB xx

[Night Owl]

Sorry MissA, had to go to bed early last night. Worked a 12hr night shift and stayed up all day. Crashed out at 9pm!!!

 

Your recall is brilliant and you must write every detail down in order as it happened because you will need to make a statement of the events for any legal bod to help you. The more facts he/she has the more they have to fight your case.

 

So far their version of events does not add up.

Trained staff should have all the experience and knowledge to act on an emergency situation calmly and effectively. They knew you were going to be high risk birth and they should have been prepared for that. No excuses, end of.

 

The birth of your baby should have been effective and it wasn't.

Sadly your baby was premature but the problems of it's immature lungs were identified and you had been given treatment. Your baby had a fight on it's hands to survive once born and sadly it was a fight that your baby lost through these problems of immaturity.

 

PS. just put a link in the legal thread for some extra legal help and advice for you. x

 

Keep talking to us here because I believe it is helping you to remember.

I'm glad you also have a supportive husband. Keep talking to him, you will help each other through this.

 

{{big hugs}} x

Edited May 18, 2010 by Night Owl

[lady-in-red]

Hi miss alexandra, i have been reading about your delivery, and im so sad that your little baby didnt make it, how you are coping i dont know because to lose a child is the worst a mother can suffer, but it to be caused by hospital staff is even worse, they cover up everything and they can do this they can make your notes go missing, they lie to protect themselfs and others, you should sit down and write it all out every single thing that happened their names times everything, even the midwifes names or nurses, it makes it worse them saying your lieing, my son was treated badly in a hospital 6 monthes ago, he now has lunf failure and is on oxygen, they have denied it all even though they admitted neglect to us, they have lost his files now but every day he was in hospital ITU and before that i wrote every single thing down daily names nurses times everything, keep pushing them you know what they did do not give up my heart goes out to you for your loss of your babyxxxxxxxxxxx