A baby died after his mother was given an abortion pill by a hospital when she was 30 weeks pregnant, an inquest heard. The mother believed she was 12 weeks pregnant and had decided to legally abort the pregnancy on health grounds.
But she was 30 weeks pregnant and the mum from East Yorkshire gave birth in a toilet at York Hospital after taking abortion medicine. Distressing evidence was heard at the inquest in Hull on Monday with no family present and all evidence was in written form, Hull Live reports.
The inquest heard that the mother had gone to York Hospital on October 26, 2021 for the treatment, but that scans were either not carried out or were done erroneously. The mum gave birth to the baby in the hospital toilet after taking the drug mifepristone.
