New Mother Bleeds To Death After Begging Midwife To Take Her To Hospital

Story out of Melbourne, Australia:

Caroline Lovell died at the Austin Hospital in January 2012 after giving birth to her second child at home in Watsonia in a birthing pool.

A coroner found the 36-year-old suffered a post-partum haemorrhage but it was not picked up by the midwife in charge, Gaye Demanuele.

He found Ms Demanuele failed to monitor the new mother's blood pressure or properly examine her.

She also failed to notice the changing colour of the bath, indicating major blood loss, or call an ambulance urgently even after Ms Lovell begged her to.

Ms Lovell's mother, Jade Markiewiecz, said she hoped Ms Demanuele was prosecuted.

Ms Markiewiczs's lawyer, Michael Magazanik, said Ms Demanuele was under investigation at the time of the birth and questions remained about the role of the regulator of midwives, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

"Caroline realised she was dying and she said so. The midwives put it down to a bit of anxiety and gave her a homeopathic remedy." Said Magzanik. Cont.

Story from - ABC Australia