A devasted mother is to take legal action against a hospital following the death of her two-month-old baby. Jodie Stubbs son Iva-Jaylon Champion Weekes could have survived if it hadn't been for a string of failures by Royal Stoke University Hospital, a coroner ruled.
Iva-Jaylon was born prematurely at 24 weeks and six days gestation, weighing just 740 grams and as tiny as a hand. But his mum said he was getting stronger by the day, Stoke on Trent Live reports.
An inquest heard yesterday that Iva suffered a rare complication from the procedure. The signs he was deteriorating weren’t picked up early enough. The catalogue of failings included:
