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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Amy Fenton & Paul Britton

Midwife's baby died after staff at her hospital 'did not act urgently enough or escalate care appropriately'

A midwife's baby died 17 hours after he was born after maternity staff at the hospital where she works 'did not act urgently enough or escalate care appropriately', a coroner has ruled.

The ruling after an inquest follows a healthcare safety panel concluding after a review of the case that miscommunication, a lack of urgency and incorrect classification of foetal monitoring all contributed towards his death.

Gemma Bentley and her husband Phillip, who live in Bolton with their three children, tragically lost baby Luca in June, 2020, at Burnley General Teaching Hospital.

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